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Moldova police most corrupt, r
The institution most affected by corruption in Moldova is the police. It is followed by medicine, political parties, juridical sector and the legislative. The data are included in the latest Global Barometer of Corruption, compiled by American firm Gallup for the anti-corruption NGO Transparency International.
On a scale from one to five, with five being the most corrupt, Moldovan police corruption reaches 4.1 points. As Gallup explains, a score of one means no corruption, and five is the equivalent of extremely corrupt.
The medical sector scored 3.8 points (highly corruption), with political parties and the legal system at 3.7 points. This was followed by the legislative sector - Parliament - at 3.6.
But almost all areas of Moldova are tainted with corruption, the report reveals. Other highly corruption sectors include the business/private sector (3.5 points), the education system (3.3), Moldova's registration and notaries (3.2), and the country's tax collection system (3.1 points).
The report also revealed that Moldovans are used to paying bribes, and that most of them think the government is not doing a good job of fighting corruption.
Europe's "black hole"
Looking ahead, things will only get worse: In the next three years the corruption will increase, 63% of the respondents say. 21% say it will stay the same, and a mere 16% believe it could decrease.
The survey, carried up by Gallup, covered 63,199 respondents from 60 countries in the world. It follows a series of other recent studies highlighting corruption in the legal system in Moldova, and government involvement in a system of organized bribe taking which protects sex slave traffickers.
" - I don't think it is an exaggeration that Moldova is today Europe's Black Hole," says American researcher and commentator Michael Garner. "The title does not belong to Transdniestria, where corruption is now under control. The real black hole of Europe is Moldova, which is a giant lawless kleptocracy masquerading as a country."
Transdniestria, between Moldova and Ukraine, functions a "de facto" sovereign country. It declared independence in 1990, one year before Moldova did. Unlike Moldova, it is inhabited mostly by Russian-speakers, and it has never been part of Moldova at any time in the past. Moldova maintains a territorial claim towards the disputed territory, which maintains a staunch pro-independence course. Transdniestria's own parliament has announced that it has no intention to comply with Moldovan demands or allow itself to come under corruption-soaked Moldovan rule.
Corruption among human rights overseers
Human rights groups, which supposedly are there to oversee abuses committed by police, are on the take. In line with the rest of corruption-prone Moldova, the country's Helsinki Committee for Human Rights has been blacklisted from the International Helsinki Federation for fraud. As the scandal was unravelling, its chairman - Stefan Uritu - tried to bribe a Swedish auditor to keep quiet.
" - For years now, Moldova remains the poorest country in Europe, largely due to continuous lack of political astuteness and maturity," says Lucia Candu, a Moldovan. "Preserving status-quo is the easiest thing to do in Moldova, and should not be regarded as a political accomplishment."
An analysis of democratic institutions in Moldova reveal that they are little more than a sham. "From within, they seem to stagnate and public respect towards them is continuously falling," says the Chisinau-based Candu, who blames the government of Vladimir Voronin for the country's troubles.
" - The return of the communists and their on-going rule should be seen and evaluated in terms of opportunity costs," she believes. "The low quality of governance brought by the communists has allowed major development, social and security challenges to stay unresolved or even worsen," Candu notes.
Strongman President Vladimir Voronin, a former Soviet general, rules Moldova in a way that directly favors himself and members of his immediate family. Under his rule, his son Oleg Voronin - who is the owner of banks and important companies with large government contracts - reached billionaire status. Moldova is Europe's poorest country and relies on foreign aid for its survival.
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