The election for the position of general prosecutor fell short of Prime Minister Maia Sandu's expectation. On a Facebook post, PM mentioned she hoped more candidates from the civil society would be named on the short list.  

"The commission to pre – select candidates for the position of general prosecutor published a short list of four persons after interviews of two days. The task of the commission was to organize a transparent and inclusive pre-selection of the candidates. Further, the Superior Council of Prosecutors may elect the general prosecutor from the short list proposed by commission. The appointment will be proposed to the President of the Republic of Moldova.

I personally expected this shortlist to promote more people in civil society on the short list. I plead for transparency and hope that the records of the interviews will be made public. I will ask for maximum transparency from now on, "said Maia Sandu.

Publika recalls that the Ministry of Justice selected four candidates for the position of general prosecutor: the lawyer Vladislav Gribincea, the former prosecutor of Găgăuzia Alexandr Stoianoglo, Oleg Crîșmaru and Veaceslav Soltan.

Octavian Bodareu, the prosecutor in Bălți municipality, also expressed his discontent with the organization for the election of the general prosecutor. 

Talking with Publika, Bodareu said he had submitted an application according to the Participation Regulations. However, the Ministry of Justice considered it was not completed due to lack of affidavit. He was not admitted to the competition as a result. 

According to Bodareu, he intended to submit an affidavit with the original documents on the day of interview. He was of the opinion that the Justice Ministry wanted to restrict the participation of prosecutors in the competition. 

The Minister of Justice, Olesea Stamate, has not yet commented on the accusations of Octavian Bodareu.

The competition also outraged another prosecutor, Artur Lupașco. On a social network post, he announced he was not admitted because the application lacked affidavit. 

He tried to sign the document for two days, Saturday and Sunday, but the Ministry was closed although the institution announced working days including weekend.