​Monika-Delia Adaskalice, the head of the district emergency hospital in Botosani, was detained for 24 hours by DNA prosecutors in the case of fraud during the tenders for jobs in the medical department. Monica Adeskalitse is charged with two counts of bribery and abuse of influence.

Botoshani District HospitalPhoto: AGERPRES

What the resolution of the prosecutor’s office says:

  • In October and December 2023, the defendant Adăscălița Monica-Delia, performing the above-mentioned position, received directly or through intermediaries from three persons (two of whom were subordinates) sums of money from 5,000 to 10,000 lei. , for :
  • approve the employment of a person in the district emergency hospital “Mavromati” Botoshani as a doctor with limited skills,
  • to approve the transfer of a person from the medical unit in the city of Seveni to the district emergency hospital “Mavromati” Botoshani,
  • to exercise the alleged influence he said he had over his subordinates, and that he promised to force them to enter into a contract for medical services with the person. The impact would be real if the person started their activity at the beginning of November 2023 on the basis of a fixed-term service contract.

“The defendant Adăscălița Monica-Delia was informed about the procedural qualities and charges in accordance with the provisions of Art. 309 of the Criminal Procedure Code,” the DNA also said.

On March 20, 2024, the defendant must submit a petition for preventive arrest for 30 days to the Suchavskyi court.

In this case, prosecutors use the support of the General Anti-Corruption Directorate.

On March 19, 2024, as a result of obtaining legal permits from a competent court, searches were conducted at two locations located in the Botoşani municipality, one of which was a government institution, DNA reports.

“We clearly explain that the initiation of a criminal case is a stage of the criminal process, which is regulated by the Code of Criminal Procedure, with the aim of creating a procedural framework for gathering evidence, an activity that under no circumstances can violate the principle of the presumption of innocence,” the press release also states. DNA release.