The first four independent journalistic investigation reports on the financial and ethical intergity of judges carried out within the #Justice4Moldova Project
The Institute for European Policies and Reforms (IPRE), in partnership with the Institute for War and Peace Repor(ng (IWPR), within the #Justice4Moldova project, funded by the European Union and co-financed by the Soros Foundation Moldova, is publishing the first 4 reports out of a series of journalistic investigations assessing the financial and ethical integrity of judges and prosecutors aspiring to various positions within the judicial and prosecutorial system of the Republic of Moldova.
The reports cons(tute an independent journalistic investigation aimed at providing a clear and transparent picture of the candidates, in the context of ongoing reforms in the justice sector. Under this project, more than 30 similar reports are expected to be published, all aimed at supporting transparency and accountability in the judicial system of the Republic of Moldova.
The report was prepared by a team of experts consisting of Viorica Zaharia (investigative journalist), Mădălin Necșuțu (investigative journalist), Olga Diaconu (jurist) and Victor Felișcan (lawyer). They collaborated to assess candidates using well-defined methodologies and collected information from open sources and restricted access databases, interviews, as well as through requests for information from public and private institutions.
All reports were prepared in accordance with Law no. 148/2023 on access to information of public interest and Law no. 133/2011 on the protection of personal data. The reports benefited from the review of IWPR international experts, Halya Chyzhyk (lawyer and expert on judicial reform in Ukraine), Dawid Szescilo (professor of public law and public administration, international expert in good governance in Poland) and Mihail Gorincioi (lawyer and IPRE associate expert).
The reports are available online as follows:
- Judge Ana Panov – available here in Romanian and here in English;
- Judge Dorin Dulghieru – available here in Romanian and here in English;
- Judge Mihail Diaconu – available here in Romanian and here in English;
- Judge Olga Cojocaru – available here in Romanian and here in English.
This reports were produced with the financial support of the European Union and the Soros Foundation Moldova. Its content is the sole responsibility of the project “Ensuring the integrity, efficiency and independence of the jus8ce system in Moldova – #Justice4Moldova”, funded by the European Union and co-financed by the Soros Founda8on Moldova. The content of the material belongs to the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union and the Soros Foundation Moldova.
