14 customs officers found guilty of bribery but freed from punishment
A Chisinau court found 14 former Leuseni customs officers guilty but set no penalty, and cleared 10 other people on 12 October.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
The verdict is not final and can be appealed to the Court of Appeal Centru within 15 days. The 14 convicted people get no punishment because the statute of limitations has expired. The 10 acquitted people were cleared because their acts did not meet the elements of the crime.
What happened
On 12 October, judge Ana Cucerescu of the Chisinau Court issued the verdict in the Leuseni customs bribery case. Sums demanded or received reached 270 euros, according to the ruling. The defendants did not admit guilt.
In short
- 14 people were found guilty of passive bribery but freed from criminal punishment.
- Another 10 people were acquitted because their acts did not meet the elements of the crime.
- The verdict runs to 299 pages and was delivered on 12 October.
- The case reached the trial court on 15 January 2014 and was assigned to judge Ana Cucerescu on 14 July 2025.
- Two undercover Romanian investigators filmed the officers, and the court relied on the recordings as evidence.
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