Update /14:57/ : The bomb alert at the Buiucani branch of the Chisinau Court turned out to be false. After checks no explosive object was found. The information was confirmed to IPN by Svetlana Scripnic, press officer of the capital's Police Directorate.

According to the legislation, the person guilty of "knowingly lying about the terrorist act" risks a fine of up to 42 500 lei, unpaid community service from 180 to 240 hours or up to two years in prison.

Original news: Bomb alert at the Buiucani branch of the Chisinau Court, where a new hearing is taking place today in the criminal case in which bascana Evghenia Gutul and Svetlana Popa are accused of illegal party financing. Police are also examining the version that the call was made intentionally in this context.

"It is a phone call about the undermining of the Buiucani Court. At the moment, all specialized services are acting according to protocols," Svetlana Scripnic, press officer of the capital's police directorate, told IPN.

The court's work was interrupted. "One of the police's versions is also that this action was intentionally resorted to in order to delay the trial," the source said.

The court session in the case of illegal financing of political parties or electoral campaigns, violation of the way of managing the financial means of political parties or electoral funds, in which Evghenia Gutul and Svetlana Popa are accused, started at 10:30. Gutul was escorted to the court, and her supporters traditionally came to court.