INJ Council

General Prosecutor's Office
Council Composition
Sessions
Decisions

Composition of the INJ Council

The Council of the National Institute of Justice is composed of 9 members representing judicial authorities and the prosecution.

CSM

Members appointed by the Superior Council of Magistracy

CSP

Members appointed by the Superior Council of Prosecutors

Other members

Ministers and university professors of law

Council President

GRIBINCEA Olimpia

President of the NIJ Council

Representation: designated as a member of the NIJ Council by Decree of the President of the Republic of Moldova No. 1384-IX of 25.03.2024

Appointed on: 25.03.2024

Profesor universitar

GRIBINCEA Olimpia

President of the NIJ Council

Director of the Chișinău branch of the National Center for State Courts Williamsburg (NCSC).

Date of birth: June 19, 1981

Education:

09.2020-09.2021 – University of St Andrews, Great Britain, Master of Letters (MLitt) in Legal and Constitutional Studies (Chevening Scholar)
06-07.2012 – John Smith Fellowship Programme Leadership Program, Great Britain
02-03.2012 – US Department of State International Leadership Program on Justice and Women's Rights, USA
02-10.2005 – Regional Program in human rights, Lund University, Sweden
1999-2003 – Moldova State University, Faculty of Law, specialization - international law

Professional activity:

10.2021 - present: director, National Center for State Courts Williamsburg, Chișinău Branch
07.2005 - 08.2020: senior legal consultant, American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI Moldova)
01.2004 - 07.2005: consultant, Government Agent Directorate, Ministry of Justice
11.2003 - 01.2004: principal specialist, Legal Directorate, Department of Migration
2003-2005: lecturer of international law, College of Economics and Law "Socrate"

Members

LUPAȘCU Ruslan

Member of the NIJ Council

Procuror (CSP)

LUPAȘCU Ruslan

Member of the NIJ Council

Representation

Acting Chief Prosecutor of the Strășeni Prosecutor's Office, appointed to the NIJ Council by the Superior Council of Prosecutors, Decision no. 1 - 31/2026 of 21.01.2026.

Biography

Date of birth: 31 August 1977

Education:

1999 - 2002, law degree, Alecu Russo State University, Bălți.
1995 - 1998, economic law, Republican College of Informatics, Chișinău.
1984 - 1994, secondary school in Costești, Râșcani district.

Qualification grade:

Professional activity:

October 2020 - present, Acting Chief Prosecutor of the Strășeni Prosecutor's Office.
January 2020 - October 2020, Acting Chief of the Anti-Torture Section, Criminal Investigation and Criminalistics Directorate, General Prosecutor's Office.
March 2019 - November 2019, Acting Chief Prosecutor of Strășeni District Prosecutor's Office.
2012 - 2018, prosecutor in the Anti-Torture Section of the General Prosecutor's Office.
2008 - 2012, military prosecutor at the Chișinău Military Prosecutor's Office.
2002 - 2008, various legal positions within the Ministry of Defense and its subdivisions.

OSOIANU Tudor

Member of the NIJ Council

Profesor universitar

OSOIANU Tudor

Member of the NIJ Council

Representation

university professor, lawyer, designated as a member of the NIJ Council by the Ministry of Justice, through Order No. 281 of 11.11.2022

Biography

Date of birth: June 21, 1969

Education:

1995: "Ștefan cel Mare" National Police Academy
2001: Doctor of Law, ULIM

Professional activity:

2020 – present: member of the Expert Commission in the field of attestation No. 8, Legal, Political, Military and Information Sciences, ANACEC
2014 – present: member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Supreme Court of Justice, criminal section
2006 – present: senior scientific researcher, coordinator, Institute of Legal Research, Academy of Sciences of Moldova
2001 – present: lawyer
1995 – present: university professor, Department of Criminal Procedure, Criminalistics and Information Security, "Ștefan cel Mare" Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

GRECU Viorica

Member of the NIJ Council

Ministry of Justice

GRECU Viorica

Member of the NIJ Council

Representation

Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice, designated as a member of the Council by the Ministry of Justice, through Order No. 77 of 25.03.2024

LEALIN Iuri

Member of the NIJ Council

Procuror (CSP)

LEALIN Iuri

Member of the NIJ Council

Representation

prosecutor in the Non-Criminal Procedures and ECHR Implementation Section of the General Prosecutor's Office, designated as a member of the NIJ Council by the Superior Council of Prosecutors, through Decision No. 1-167/2024 of 13.06.2024

Biography

Date of birth: December 18, 1986

Education:

2012: initial training courses, candidate for the position of prosecutor, National Institute of Justice
2011: master's degree in law, Moldova State University
2009: bachelor's degree in law, Moldova State University

Professional activity:

February 2023 – present: member of the Competition Commission for filling public positions in the Prosecutor's Office
September 2019 – present: president of the Administration Council of the Association of Prosecutors for Order and Justice
2017 – present: trainer at the National Institute of Justice
2016 – present: prosecutor in the Non-Criminal Procedures and ECHR Implementation Section of the General Prosecutor's Office
2012 - 2016: prosecutor at the Ciocana District Prosecutor's Office, Chișinău

PROCOPCIUC Stela

Member of the NIJ Council

Judge (SCM)

PROCOPCIUC Stela

Member of the NIJ Council

Representation

judge, Interim President of the Supreme Court of Justice, designated as a member of the NIJ Council by the Superior Council of Magistracy, through Decision No. 350/23 of 25.06.2024

CHIRTOACA Ion

Member of the NIJ Council

Judge (SCM)

CHIRTOACA Ion

Member of the NIJ Council

Representation

judge at the Chișinău District Court, designated as a member of the NIJ Council by the Superior Council of Magistracy, through Decision No. 68/5 of 11.02.2025

Biography

Date of birth: October 3, 1987

Education:

2024: bachelor's degree in history, Moldova State University
2021 – present: Doctoral School 554.03 – Specialization "Criminal Procedural Law", "Ștefan cel Mare" Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova
2013-2015: initial training courses, candidate for the position of judge, National Institute of Justice
2011-2014: master's in political sciences, specialization "Public Administration", Academy of Public Administration
2011-2013: master's in political sciences, specialization "National Security", University of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova
2010-2012: master's in Orthodox Pastoral Theology, Academy of Orthodox Theology of Moldova
2010-2011: master's in law, specialization "Economic Law", "Ștefan cel Mare" Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
2006-2010: bachelor's in law, specialization "Economic Law", "Ștefan cel Mare" Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Professional activity:

2016 – present: judge at Centru District Court, Chișinău
March 2022: member of the Editorial Board of the National Journal "Legea și Viața"
15.12.2020 – present: certified HELP trainer
7.03.2019 – present: trainer at the National Institute of Justice
1.01.2019 – present: university lecturer, Department of "Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics", "Ștefan cel Mare" Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

IVANOV Mihail

Member of the NIJ Council

Procuror (CSP)

IVANOV Mihail

Member of the NIJ Council

Representation

prosecutor at the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, designated as a member of the NIJ Council by the Superior Council of Prosecutors, through Decision No. 1-302/2025 of 12.09.2025

Biography

Education:

2020-2022: master's in European law, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, Iași, Romania
2017-2019: master's in law, Free International University of Moldova
2007-2009: initial training courses, candidate for the position of prosecutor, National Institute of Justice
2003-2007: bachelor's in law, Moldova State University

Professional activity:

2023 – present: liaison prosecutor of the Republic of Moldova at the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust)
2022-2023: interim deputy chief prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office
2010 – present: prosecutor at the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office
2009-2010: military prosecutor at the Chișinău Military Prosecutor's Office

BEȘELEA Eugeniu

Member of the NIJ Council

Judge (SCM)

BEȘELEA Eugeniu

Member of the NIJ Council

Representation

judge at the Central Court of Appeal, designated as a member of the NIJ Council by the Superior Council of Magistracy

Biography

Date of birth: November 27, 1985

Education:

2008-2010: master's in law, Moldova State University
2004-2008: bachelor's in law, Moldova State University

Professional activity:

23.12.2024 - present: judge, Central Court of Appeal
02-12.2024: judge, Chișinău District Court, Buiucani seat
2021-2024: judge, Chișinău District Court, Centru seat
2019-2021: judge, Chișinău District Court, Buiucani seat
2019 - present: trainer at the National Institute of Justice
2017-2018: judge, Chișinău District Court, Central seat
2013-2017: judicial assistant, Supreme Court of Justice
2010-2013: prosecutor, Ungheni District Prosecutor's Office