The National Anticorruption Center (CNA) announced that, based on a mandate issued by criminal investigation officers, the Agency for the Recovery of Criminal Assets (ARBI) last week took over the administration of financial means worth approximately 18 million lei. These funds are part of a total sum of over 20 million lei seized in a large-scale criminal case concerning suspicions of illegal financing of political parties under aggravated circumstances. The seized funds were deposited into CNA treasury accounts in accordance with legal procedures, TRIBUNA reports.

The institution recalled that two months ago, CNA officers and prosecutors from the Chișinău Prosecutor’s Office carried out several searches in the capital as part of investigations into a group of individuals suspected of participating in a coordinated criminal plan to illegally finance political formations ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for September 28, 2025. Those targeted include decision-makers, members, and sympathizers of certain political parties, reasonably suspected of channeling funds illegally. Following the searches, financial means in various currencies totaling over 20 million lei were seized, along with electronic data storage devices, draft notes, and other relevant evidence.