Affiliated media: Anticoruptie.md, Center for Investigative Journalism

Incident date: January 27, 2022

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: anticoruptie.md

Location: Moldova, Chisinau

Additional information:

A Chisinau court overturned a ruling refusing to initiate a criminal case previously issued by the Chisinau City Prosecutor's Office against journalists from the Center for Investigative Journalism who had published a story about the fictitious divorce and undeclared assets of prosecutor Igor Popa. This means that a criminal case may be initiated against the journalists.