Pădurea Domnească case

The Pădurea Domnească case took place on 23 December 2012 in Moldova when Sorin Paciu, a young businessman, was fatally wounded while hunting at the Pădurea Domnească ("Princely Forest") reserve together with several high-ranking Moldovan government officials. These included Prosecutor General Valeriu Zubco, President of the Chișinău Court of Appeals Ion Pleșca, vice-president of the latter Gheorghe Crețu and Moldsilva state-owned company director Ion Lupu.[1]

All present officials hid the incident, which became public on 13 January 2013 following statements by Moldovan politician Sergiu Mocanu, leader of the Antimafia Popular Movement.[1] The case caused the resignation of Zubco and later the collapse of the ruling coalition Alliance for European Integration and the resignation of the Second Filat Cabinet.[2] Gheorghe Crețu was the only person found guilty in the case.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Savițchi, Julieta (23 July 2021). "Dosarul Pădurea Domnească// Singurul condamnat pentru moartea lui Sorin Paciu își continuă cariera într-un barou de avocatură prestigios". Anticoruptie.md (in Romanian). Center for Investigative Journalism of Moldova.
  2. ^ Mîndru, Valeriu; Peru Balan, Aurelia (2014). "Integrarea Republicii Moldova în Uniunea Europeană: percepții și atitudini ale populației" (PDF). Moldoscopie (in Romanian). 66 (3): 98.