The PMR President attended the Board of the PMR Investigative Committee. The meeting was scheduled to review the past year and outline plans for the current year. The meeting was held via videoconference. The PMR Investigative Committee Chairman Vyacheslav Brynzar delivered a report, noting that the main areas of his agency's work are criminal investigation, monitoring compliance with citizens' constitutional rights at all stages of pre-trial proceedings, and combating corruption. The reporter confirmed information previously announced at board meetings of related agencies regarding 2583 crimes registered in 2025. This is 125 fewer than in 2024, and the number of criminal cases under investigation by investigators has also decreased by 11%. According to the head of the agency, 3918 cases were investigated in the reporting year. The nature of crimes has changed. For example, the number of especially large-scale thefts has increased, but the number of serious crimes against life and health has decreased. Vyacheslav Brynzar described the crime situation in the republic as stable and reliably controlled by law enforcement agencies, noting the high level of interagency cooperation. He cited examples of high-profile crimes and their investigations. He noted as a positive point that there are currently 100 fewer pending criminal cases than at the beginning of 2025.
Investigators referred 1200 criminal cases to court over the year. 432 of the investigated crimes involved material damage. Of these, 427 received compensation totaling 52.5 million rubles.
Regarding the workload of investigators, Vyacheslav Brynzar reported that the average annual figure is 53 criminal cases and 35 rejected cases per investigator. This is lower than the 2024 level. As a result, the number of cases with long review periods has been reduced by 10%. Half of the currently pending cases are currently under investigation for less than two months. The number of rejected materials has also decreased by a third. This is also a positive development, the speaker emphasized. However, the workload remains high. Investigators conducted 5810 crime scene inspections. Another 3310 trips were related to so-called non-criminal bodies (this is also a functional responsibility of Investigative Committee employees). Meanwhile, the staffing shortage stands at 29%. There are 36 vacant investigator positions. Last year, 22 investigators resigned, and 14 joined the Committee (only four of whom have experience). The most unfavorable staffing situation is in the Investigative Committee of Bendery: the staffing table lists 18 investigators, but in reality, only eight are employed.
Vyacheslav Brynzar mentioned the work of forensic experts. There are two of them on staff. They have been working as part of the Investigative Committee since 2020 and during this time have conducted approximately 600 examinations, 105 of which were conducted in 2025 (17 fingerprinting, 10 trace examinations, 21 ballistic examinations, 24 handwriting examinations, three technical examinations of documents and 30 examinations of bladed weapons).
Speaking about improving the work of the staff, Vyacheslav Brynzar noted that violations are identified and corrected. Last year, 70 official investigations were conducted, and 18 employees were disciplined.
The board meeting is not only an event for reporting and information, but also for discussion and evaluation. Chairman of the Supreme Court of the PMR Adrian Penkovsky and Prosecutor of the PMR Anatoly Guretsky voiced their comments and suggestions for improving the committee's work.
The participants of the extended meeting emphasized the importance of discussing specific situations in a working manner to promptly address specific shortcomings and prevent violations from spreading to the system as a whole. The President also called for this approach. Vadim Krasnoselsky emphasized that the Investigative Committee is an important, but not a separate, element of the law enforcement system. Maintaining its integrity depends on the quality of interaction between structures. Any missing link leads to instability, if not the collapse of the system as a whole, the President emphasized. Vadim Krasnoselsky emphasized among other things the need for continuous professional development of employees, including acquiring additional knowledge in conducting investigative operations.
The President considered the work of the Investigative Committee of the PMR for 2025 as satisfactory, thanking its personnel for their service. Vadim Krasnoselsky emphasized the importance and value of the work of every investigator.
