The ex-director of the wine producer “Cricova” Valentin Bodiul and the manager of a company were freed from charges. The Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) said the case featuring the two was dropped, IPN reports.

In December 2017, the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office informed about the arrest and then about the putting of the two on the wanted list for abuse of power or misuse of authority with serious consequences.

The PGO noted that after thoroughly examining the evidence, the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office reached the conclusion that the elements of an offense were absent. This way, the institution apologizes publicly for the illegalities committed by the former administration of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office. The actions taken in this case will be investigated by the PGO within a criminal case.

The PGO also said that serious deviations committed by prosecutors when handling cases were identified at the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office and the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases, such as illegal following and wiretapping and delays in case examination. Over these deviations, the Prosecutors Inspectorate instituted over 30 disciplinary proceedings against prosecutors of the two institutions and sent them to the College of Discipline and Ethics of the Superior Council of Prosecutors for taking appropriate decisions.