Former deputy director of Moldova’s Information and Security Service Alexandru Balan admitted guilt in disclosing state secrets and was sentenced to one and a half years in prison, along with a ban on holding public office for 2.5 years.
The court hearing in his case was held behind closed doors, and the defendant took part via video link, TVR Moldova reported.
Balan requested that the case be considered under a simplified procedure. The investigation was conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organised Crime and Special Cases.
Earlier, Alexandru Balan was detained in Romania in September 2025 as part of a joint operation by the intelligence services of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. He was reported to have worked for the Belarusian KGB since 2024 and to have passed on information that could endanger Romania’s national security. As part of the same operation, the Czech Republic expelled a Belarusian KGB officer who had been working under diplomatic cover.
In Romania, Balan is also under investigation on charges of treason and remains under house arrest.
On the day of his detention, Moldova’s Information and Security Service said that Balan was accused of systematically passing on state secrets.
