Corruption and other crimes committed by public officials: Art. 313. The refusal or evasion by a witness or injured party from making statements Art. 314. Coercion to make false statements, conclusions or incorrect translations, or to evade such duties Art. 315. Disclosure of information regarding a criminal investigation Art. 316. Disclosure of information regarding security measures implemented on behalf of the judge and participants in criminal proceedings Art. 318. Facilitating escape Art. 320. Deliberate failure to execute a court decision Art. 323. Abetting a crime Art. 243. Money laundering Art. 324. Passive corruption Art. 325. Active corruption Art. 326. Influence peddling Art. 327. Abuse of power or of an official position Art. 328. Exceeding one’s authority or official powers Art. 329. Professional negligence Art. 330. Receiving an illicit reward from an official Art. 330/1. Violation of the rules on declaration of income and property by state dignitaries, judges, prosecutors, civil servants and some persons in management positions Art. 331. Refusal to carry out requirements of the law Art. 332. Falsification of public documents Art. 333. Bribery: receiving bribes Art. 334. Bribery: offering or giving bribes Art. 335. Abuse of service Art. 336. Exceeding one’s job prerogatives Monitoring was carried out using as a baseline internationally recognized fair trial standards, with particular reference to the rights of defendants, witnesses and victims. The Trial Monitoring Programme was designed to assess observance of these standards and rights, as well as to review the actual functioning of the courts to the extent that this is apparent in court proceedings. In brief, the legal analysis in conducting the trial monitoring project was centred on and around the concept of a fair trial and the various procedural requirements and individual rights inherent in it. Trial monitoring was carried out in Chişinău by teams of two monitors each, selected and trained by the OSCE Mission to Moldova. In the Southeast monitors were selected by the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the local implementing partner.26 All monitors are law graduates and the majority hold LLM degrees and are licensed to practice law. Monitors attended a special training course on international fair trial standards taught by international and local experts. Monitors were given an OSCE Trial Monitoring Manual for the Republic of Moldova prepared specifically for this Programme by the OSCE Mission to Moldova in partnership with the Institute for Penal Reform and the American Bar Association (ABA) Rule of Law Initiative. The Manual contains overviews of legal standards applicable both in the 26 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Căuşeni Law Center���������������������������������������������������������������������������� was ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� the local implementing partner for monitoring in the Southeast courts. 18