Government says Vieru case cannot be reopened
The government says it cannot reopen the investigation into the death of a woman who was a victim of domestic violence, despite a Council of Europe request.
What it means for you
According to the government, the investigation in this case will not be reopened. The Committee of Ministers will decide whether to close its supervision of the case. The case was heard by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which in 2024 ordered the state to pay the woman's brother 20,000 euros.
What happened
The Moldovan government says no further individual measures can be taken in the death of T. Vieru, who died in 2016. Its reply went to the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, which asked in June 2026 for the reopening of the investigation to be examined. The authorities say about ten years have passed, witnesses can no longer be heard and the evidence points to a fall.
In short
- In 2024 the ECtHR found that the authorities did not effectively protect the woman from her former husband's violence.
- The state must pay the woman's brother 20,000 euros for moral damage.
- The government says T. Vieru fell from the fifth floor, most likely while intoxicated.
- In June 2026 the Committee of Ministers asked the authorities to examine reopening the investigation.
- In April 2026 the victim's brother and the NGO ROMNI asked for the criminal case to be reopened.
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