Between June 24-27, 2024, in the context of signing the Memorandum of Cooperation with the Academy of Justice of the Republic of Turkey, representatives of the National Institute of Justice of the Republic of Moldova were on a study visit to Ankara. The delegation included Adrian Cerbu, ad Interim Director, Ghenadie Mira, Interim President of the Court of Appeal Chisinau, member of the NIJ Council, Ecaterina Popa, Head of the Training and Research Department, Olga Marandici, Head of the International Relations Section, and Mihail Ivanov, liaison prosecutor at the EU Agency for cooperation in criminal justice (Eurojust).
The program of the visit included several meetings with officials from various public authorities and training institutions, such as the Ministry of Justice, the Superior Council of Judges and Prosecutors, Court of Cassation, Constitutional Court, Police Academy and Gendarmerie Academy.
During the meetings, which were facilitated by the Academy of Justice of the Republic of Turkey, the parties discussed topics of common interest related to the similarities and differences of the Turkish and Moldovan law systems, challenges and developments in the justice sector in both countries, etc. Each meeting also provided the opportunity to better understand the structure and functioning of those institutions, and presented the mechanisms by which these entities operate.
The delegation of the National Institute of Justice to Ankara was possible thanks to the USAID Project on justice reform and anti-corruption (JARA).
