During this time, another 83 people have fallen victim to scams, with total damages reaching nearly 10 million lei.
The parliamentary investigative commission in Moldova, created to examine telephone and other forms of financial fraud, has not held a single meeting in its first week of activity. The commission was given 30 days to complete its work.
Commission chair Lilian Carp explained that the first meeting will take place on Friday, June 12—exactly one week after the commission was established. According to him, the delay was needed so that state institutions could prepare for hearings and develop potential solutions, including legislative amendments.
In Parliament, it was noted that most seats in the commission (including the chairmanship) are held by the ruling PAS party. Out of 11 members, 6 represent the majority. These include MPs Lilian Carp (chair), Adrian Cheptonar, Radu Marian, Victoria Belous, Vasile Grădinaru, and Dinu Plîngău. The opposition is represented by Grigore Novac (PSRM), Inga Sibova (PCRM), Constantin Cujumju (Our Party), Alexandru Kicu (Home Democracy), and Gaik Vartanian (Alternativa bloc).
During discussions, some MPs pointed out that if the commission had been chaired by the opposition (as initially proposed), two or three meetings could already have taken place and initial results produced. Instead, a one-week delay occurred while citizens continue to lose money.
The first meeting is scheduled for 14:00 on Friday. Carp promised that concrete solutions would already be presented during the hearings, and that a draft law would be ready for signing the same day.
“The meeting will take place tomorrow, and it is not accidental, because institutions must also present legislative changes. Dear me, I will not be listening to just anyone, there is no point. But tomorrow, within the hearings, they will already come with solutions they have found. And then I will ask everyone who is so concerned to sign the draft law the same day it is presented so we can intervene as quickly as possible,” explained Lilian Carp.
One of the proposed anti-fraud measures, as reported by MP Vasile Costiuc on television, would include not only the sale of SIM cards upon presentation of an ID card, but also requiring all current SIM card holders to re-register their numbers using identification documents. PAS MP Radu Marian, who is part of the investigative commission, confirmed that work on this initiative is already underway.
