Solemn ceremony on appointment to office of new Moldova's prosecutor general to take place in Chisinau on 1 June

Chisinau, 31 May /MOLDPRES/ - The solemn ceremony on the appointment to office of the new prosecutor general will take place on 1 June. The event will be held at the headquarters of the Prosecutor General’s Office (PG), in the presence of President Maia Sandu.     

According to a press release issued by PG, the prosecutor general selected based on a contest organized by the Superior Council of Prosecutors (CSP) will be appointed to office on 1 June.   

„The ceremony will include the taking oath by the prosecutor general, followed by speeches of the Moldovan head of state, prosecutor general and other guests. In the end, the prosecutor general will give press statements,’’ the communique also reads.  

On 30 May, the Superior Council of Prosecutors ruled to put forward to the president the candidacy of Ion Munteanu for the position of prosecutor general, after the latter had won the contest.    

The office of prosecutor general remained vacant, after Alexandr Stoianoglo in 2021 had been suspended and was dismissed from this position in 2023. Following a decree signed by President Maia Sandu on 26 September 2023, the office of prosecutor general became vacant. Subsequently, Dumitru Robu and then Ion Munteanu fulfilled the duties of acting prosecutor general.