Cooperation with Civil Society
The high complexity of activity performed by CCECC implies collaboration with other public institutions and law enforcement organs in the field. The results achieved in the prevention and combating of corruption are to a significant degree owed to the efficient interaction between the CCECC, MIA, General Prosecutor’s Office, Customs Service, Frontier Troops, Service for Information and Security, State Principal Fiscal Inspection andothers.
Based on the agreements signed by CCECC with MIA (23 May 2005) and S.I.S. (18 December2002) and additional Protocol (08 November 2005), the parties collaborate in the fields of combating corruption and protectionism,contraband, money laundering and financing of terrorism, assurance of state security, etc. by efficient exchange of information, exchange of experience in the assurance of informational security, protection of state security, organization of meetings, seminars and training courses, creation of mixed groups and other common investigation activities used in the process of documentation and proof-finding with high degree of complexity.
Especially significant was the common meeting of the Colleges of CCECC and S.I.S. held on 16 th June 2006 and presided by the President of the Republic of Moldova, that allowed to draw up specific tasks for the intensification and for raising the efficiency of interaction between the institutions with the scope of prevention and combating of corruption. During the said meeting was performed an indepth analysis of the state of affairs in the anti-corruption field, especially at the high level affecting the economic security of thestate.
CCECC is collaborating with the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and MIA in the prooffinding for ten criminal cases, including the traffic of influence in the case of judges of the Court of Appeals, passive corruption and extortion of money by some employees of MIA. Good results were obtained owing to the exchange of information between the operative services of CCECC and MIA As an example, one may consider the collaboration between CCECC and MIA in the criminal case regarding the appropriation by fraud of wine products valued at 419 ,6 thousand USD from the JSC „Vinul Codrului”.
Another relevant example is the activity of the Commission made up by representatives of CCECC, S.I.S., General Prosecutor’s Office, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy and Commerce in the investigation of criminal case instituted against the management of State Enterprise “Anina” S.A. that by abuse of service position have mortgaged the state property in order to obtain a credit amounting to 100,0 thousand USD.
Also very fruitful is the collaboration between the CCECC and representatives of the Ministry of Finance (State Chamber for Marking Supervision, State Principal Fiscal Inspectorate and Treasury). Here we should note the confiscation of articles made
of precious metals (gold and silver) valued at around 2.5 million lei and handed over to the state budget by the representatives of the Center, as stipulated by the law.In order to raise the efficiency of collaboration on 20.11 .2006 the CCECC and the Prosecutor’s Office have signed an agreement of collaboration in the fields of combating corruption and protectionism, money laundering and financing of terrorism, as well as provision of mutual assistance for raising the efficiency of investigating criminal cases, for the implementation of common solutions in provision of mutual assistance in the performance of operative investigations; exchange of information, etc.
In order to raise the efficiency of combating criminality at local level and in order to improve the collaboration with the organs of local public authorities the General Prosecutor’s Office has elaborated and presented the „Program for preventing criminality
in the administrative-territorial units” that has been implemented by the coordinating councils for the assurance of law and order and combating criminality established under each district council.
For a better coordination of activities in the prevention and combating of corruption, for the protection of law and order, of the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, at the end of 2006 CCECC has signed an agreement of collaboration with the Court of Accounts. These two institutions collaborate in the field of prevention and combating of corruption and protectionism, detection and investigation of infringements related to the illegal disposal and use of public finance.
On 24 th June 2005 CCECC has signed an agreement of collaboration with the National Bank of Moldova. This agreement facilitates the exchange of experience and information for the prevention and combating of money laundering and financing of terrorism. Meanwhile, there was finalized the project of three-power treaty concluded between CCECC, Uniflux-Line JSC and the commercial banks regarding the creation of an online system for the circulation of information.
At the beginning of the year 2007 C.C.E.C.C. has signed an agreement of collaboration with the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.Based on this agreement the parties collaborate in the performance of analytical studies on the essence an dynamics of corruptionand economic crimes; elaboration of forecasts regarding the manifestations of corruption tion and economic criminality; performance of qualitative and quantitative researches of social reaction towards corruption and economic criminality.
In January 2007 was concluded the agreement of collaboration between the CCECC and the Ministry of Education and Youth that provides for the elaboration, maintenance, support, promotion, implementation and monitoring of common policies,programs and anti-corruption initiatives in the education sector; organization of round tables, conferences, symposia
and other types of discussions on the problems of preventing and combating corruption.
On 13 .01.2006 under the patronage of the Government was signed the Agreement of Collaboration between the CCECC and the Anti-Corruption Alliance that provides for the elaboration and maintenance of an efficient environment for the collaboration between the state (including the law enforcement organs) and civil society. This initiative was continued by CCECC on 30th October 2006 by the signing of Agreement of collaboration with the Center for Analysis and Prevention of Corruption (C.A.P.C.) for the organization of conferences, seminars and training courses on the themes related to the phenomenon of corruption and money laundering, exchange ofinformation and opinions at meetings and other international events of legal character, collaboration in the performance of studies related to the phenomenon of corruption, performance of anti-corruption expertise of normative acts, etc.
In the context of maintenance of anti-corruption initiatives and elaboration of sociological studies, implementation of University Behavior Code, prevention and combating of corruption in the institutions of higher education of the Republic of Moldova, in April 2006 CCECC has signed an Agreement of Collaboration with the National Center for Transparency and Human Rights.
Also, in the year 2006, was concluded the agreement of collaboration with the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives „Viitorul”. The staff of the IDIS „Viitorul” collaborate with the Center in the identification of new subjects and elaboration of studies related to the anti-corruption activity, transparency of public budgets, effects and origins of unofficial economy, connections between the activities of the Transnistrian region and the competitiveness of businesses of the Republic of Moldova.
The Ministry of External Affairs and European Integration (the National Office for the Stability Pact for the South-Eastern Europe (BNPS)) provides the necessary logistical activity to the representative of the Republic of Moldova at SPAI (CCECC) in order to assure its participation at the sittings of the Stability Pact Anti-Corruption Initiative for the South-East Europe.
In the future, among the priorities of CCECC on the level of national collaboration are: consolidation of measures for raising the efficiency of the law enforcement authorities in the combating of corruption; intensification of collaboration between the state authorities, mass-media and civil society in the implementation of anti-corruption policies.
