On Friday, 6 February 2026, the National Institute of Justice hosted the launch of the monograph “Detention in Criminal Proceedings. Comparative Law Aspects”, authored by Associate Professor, PhD Iurie Odagiu and PhD Ghennadi Epure. The event brought together NIJ trainees, prosecutors, members of the NIJ Council, and the institution’s staff, providing an opportunity to reflect on current challenges related to the application of custodial preventive measures.
In her opening remarks, the Director of the National Institute of Justice, Ramona Strugariu, emphasized the importance of scientific research in the training of justice system professionals, highlighting the value of the authors’ intellectual effort, who, despite their professional responsibilities, succeeded in contributing to doctrinal development and the strengthening of legal culture.
A key moment of the launch was the online address delivered by Professor and former Prosecutor General of Romania, Augustin Lazar, who also authored the preface to the book. He underlined the practical nature of the work and its relevance for legal practitioners, noting that the monograph is the result of fruitful cooperation between the legal communities of Romania and the Republic of Moldova in the context of alignment with European standards. According to him, the monograph provides essential benchmarks for establishing a fair and lawful balance between preventive measures and the protection of fundamental rights.
In turn, Dr. Ghennadi Epure, Deputy Director of the NIJ, stated that the research endeavor was motivated by the need to combine theory with daily judicial practice in order to identify and remedy certain systemic shortcomings regarding the application of preventive measures. He spoke about the complexity of the topics addressed, ranging from avoiding formalism in the reasoning of procedural acts to the technical and legal aspects of house arrest with electronic monitoring.
During the event, remarks were also delivered by Olimpia Gribincea, President of the NIJ Council; Victor Furtună, Chief Prosecutor of the PCCOCS; Ina Frunza-Bargan, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office; co-author Associate Professor Dr. Iurie Odagiu, Director of the Scientific Research Institute of the “Stefan cel Mare” Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova; Mihail Ivanov, prosecutor at the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office; as well as other participants from the audience, legal professionals, and NIJ trainees.
