Aggravating circumstances of the crime of disclosure of state secret

Before proceeding to examine the aggravating circumstances of the offense specified in Article 344 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova, it was considered appropriate to refer, first of all, to their determination and definition according to the criminal doctrine of the Republic of Moldova. Within the provisions of Article 77 Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova, one of the aggravating circumstances is the provocation of serious consequences by criminal offense. This article addresses aggravating circumstances, as a result of the disclosure of "top secret" and "secret" classified information, which may affect social relations regarding state security, in terms of ensuring the smooth functioning of the fields of national defense, economy, science, technology, foreign relations, etc., through the lens of the legal provisions of paragraph (2) article 344 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova. At the same time, the problem is revealed in determining the estimated sign of “serious consequences”, as an aggravating circumstance of the crime of disclosure of state secrets. In order to achieve the proposed goal, the author used the following methods: the logical method (based on inductive and deductive analysis) and the comparative method.