Alleged electoral corruption committed in the context of the presidential elections and constitutional referendum of 2024 by Lungu Ion in the interest of the "Victory" bloc.

In the period from June to September 2024, Lungu Ion, presented as a responsible person/supporter for the Anenii Noi district, allegedly recruited supporters and activists in the village of Meren, promising or offering them money for supporting a certain candidate in the presidential elections and the option “NO” in the referendum. The court noted episodes regarding the promise of 1,000 lei/month to Bratanenco Anatolie, the installation/explanation of the PSB application for Guleac Svetlana and Toma Pavel, the promise of 200 lei to Sandu Sergiu, and the giving of the amount of 2,000 lei to Toma Pavel.

Other property measures: Special confiscation of the Redmi 11 2201117TY and Samsung Galaxy A12 phones; confiscation of the equivalent of the amount of 2,000 lei

First court: Conviction
Appeal: Not applicable / unknown
Review: Not applicable / unknown

Relevant case for the practice of art. 181¹ CC regarding the combination of classical mechanisms of electoral corruption with digital mechanisms of PSB. The court noted promises and payments, including transfers through the PSB application and the collection of personal data. The defense argued that the defendant only shared links and did not offer money for votes, and that some amounts represented payment for work; however, the court found the witness statements and the collected data sufficient for conviction. Particularity: the court only partially granted the asset seizure requested by the prosecutor, seizing 2,000 lei, not 2,200 lei.