Sentence in the case generically called "the COVID-19 certificates". A young woman was sentenced to a criminal fine in the amount of 175 thousand lei, in a case initiated by the NAC

Chisinau Court, Buiucani headquarters, pronounced the sentence of conviction regarding a young woman, who was accused of influence peddling, in a criminal investigation started by the National Anti-corruption Centre. According to the investigations, between July and August 2021, the accused offered the sum of 100 euros to a person to obtain a vaccination certificate against COVID-19, without actually administering the vaccine. For his part, the intermediary would have claimed that he had influence over family doctors and some employees of a medical-sanitary institution and that he can induce them to enter the necessary data into the electronic database and issue the vaccination certificate.

Following these actions, the defendant together with another person obtained COVID-19 vaccination certificates, being registered in the database as vaccinated, although they were not actually immunized. Also, between May and August 2021, the defendant, together with two other people, claimed to have influence over some family doctors and employees of public medical institutions, and in exchange for this influence they requested and received, through another person the amount of 1,380 euros by bank transfer, for the issuance of vaccination certificates for people who were not actually immunized. As a result, four more people obtained COVID-19 vaccination certificates, being recorded in the database as vaccinated, although they were not actually immunized.

Thus, the court recognized the defendant guilty of committing influence peddling (2 episodes), establishing a punishment by the partial cumulation of the punishments applied in the form of a fine in the amount of 175,000 lei.

Note: A person accused of committing a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final court decision.