A series of state institutions will conduct internal investigations after it was found that the Turkish citizen who was shot dead last week at a terrace in Râșcani district of the capital city was wanted internationally. Following this incident, the institutions concerned will formulate proposals to amend the legislation by Wednesday so as to eliminate the existing loopholes, chairman of the  commission on national security, defense and public order Lilian Carp announced after the hearings held today in the Parliament Building behind closed doors, IPN reports.

“To a large extent, the legislation provides tools so that in the case of persons who pose particular security risks, the special fast-track procedure for refusing asylum can be applied. Basically, we are talking about a situation in which the General Inspectorate for Migration must respond, as should do the judges who, likewise, had been postponing this decision from one hearing to another,” Lilian Carp said at a press conference.

The MP provided details about what happened, referring in particular to the legal procedures that were applied so that the Turkish citizen could stay in the Republic of Moldova. This happened even though the Security and Intelligence Service informed the General Inspectorate for Migration that the person is wanted internationally and was convicted of several crimes. Thus, the right of that citizen to asylum was rejected in 2022, but the decision was appealed in court and the person continued to be stay in Moldova. “The law provides that particular files of foreign citizens who pose risks, are examined according to a rapid procedure. Unfortunately, the General Inspectorate for Migration did not apply this provision,” said Lilian Carp.

According to him, the Turkish citizen was detained on the territory of the Republic of Moldova for about 560 days, while the maximum term stipulated in the legislation is 180 days.

The parliamentary hearings were organized after a Turkish citizen was murdered on July 10 while he was at the terrace of a restaurant in Râșcani district of Chisinau. The victim turned out to be a Turkish citizen who was wanted by the British authorities.

The hearings were attended by representatives of the Superior Council of Magistracy, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Security and Intelligence Service.