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Moldova's Customs Chief Resigns After Authorities Launch Corruption Probe

Moldovan customs chief Igor Talmazan (file photo)

Moldovan customs chief Igor Talmazan (file photo)

 

 

April 04, 2024

 

    By RFE/RL's Moldovan Service 

 

The director of the Customs Service in Moldova resigned on April 4 after law enforcement officials announced an investigation into corruption at Chisinau International Airport. Igor Talmazan said he takes responsibility for the failure and considers it his duty to resign. In a message on Facebook, Talmazan said there was “still a lot of work to be done in the field of institutional integrity and professional ethics.” The case involves seven customs inspectors and it comes after officials conducted 16 searches on April 1. Talmazan said his successor should "place greater emphasis on institutional integrity.”

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