The parliamentary commission of inquiry into the December 23 hunting incident in the Domneasca Forest established that the hunting was illegal, while the unsatisfactory measures taken by the law enforcement bodies that contributed to hiding this offense are a clear proof of the non-functionality of the democratic institutions in Moldova. This can be regarded as a threat to the people’s rights and fundamental freedoms. The commission rendered its report in Parliament on February 15, Info-Prim Neo reports. The commission’s chairman Anatolie Zagorodnyi said the actions of the participants in the hunting are punishable in accordance with a number of Criminal Code articles, in particular regarding illegal hunting, violation of the regime of managing natural areas protected by the state, interference in investigation, and falsification of evidence. “The commission has reasonable motives to believe that there was only one group of hunters. According to the State Agency “Moldsilva”, there were hunted two wild boars. But according to the statements of witnesses, the number of killed boars was much higher,” said Anatolie Zagorodnyi, urging the competent bodies to additionally question all those who took part in the hunting so as to confirm their testimonies and hold accountable those who made false statements. The commission said the state institutions, first of all the law enforcement bodies, did not take the necessary procedural actions, while the participants in the hunting committed a number of violations. According to Anatolie Zagorodnyi, the law enforcement bodies are not interested in investigating the December 23 events as they do not want the truth to come out. The participants in the hunting not only sabotaged and prevented the development of the inquiry, but also destroyed evidence, falsified the list of participants, and forced persons to give false testimony. The parliamentary commission considers that this case revealed serious shortcomings in the work of the prosecution service, related to the functional independence (inside the system) and institutional independence (from external factors, including political).