Moldova’s General Prosecutor’s Office has opened a criminal investigation into a possible leak or sale of personal data belonging to officers of the Security and Intelligence Service (SIS), politician Renato Usatîi said, raising fresh concerns about the exposure of intelligence personnel with ties to Western partners.
Usatîi said on July 29 that he had received official confirmation from the prosecutor’s office that the probe was launched on July 20, local outlet point.md reported. The General Prosecutor’s Office has not yet publicly confirmed the investigation.
“I hope we will get more clarity on who sold or did not sell the data of SIS employees to representatives of the Russian Federation,” Usatîi said, adding that if violations are confirmed, those responsible should face criminal charges, not merely resignations.
The potential compromise of SIS officer data comes months after two Moldovan citizens who worked for the service were detained in Russia and later freed in an international exchange of detainees in April.
President Maia Sandu said at the time that the release operation had been prepared over several months under SIS coordination and that some details were kept secret to avoid endangering the operation and the lives of the two officers. She thanked foreign partners, including the United States, Romania and Poland, for their support.
The new criminal case suggests authorities are examining whether sensitive information may have been improperly transferred to Moscow before or during that operation.
This is getting crazy – so they’re investigating if someone actually sold SIS employee data to the Russians? That’s a huge deal, especially after those two Moldovan citizens were detained and then freed in April. I hope they get to the bottom of this and hold whoever’s responsible accountable, not just some slap on the wrist.
This is getting pretty serious – if SIS officer data really was leaked to Russia, that’s a huge security risk, especially after what happened with those two Moldovan citizens who were detained and then freed in April. I mean, President Sandu said some details of the release operation were kept secret to avoid endangering the lives of the officers, but now it seems like the opposite might have happened. Renato Usatîi’s right, if someone’s found guilty of selling or leaking that data, they should face some serious consequences.