On July 5, 1940, Emanoil Catelli was arrested by the operative group of NKVD (People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs), forces of Bălți for the anti-revolutionary activity, and on 6 August he was transferred to the Chișinău prison.
La 5 iulie 1940 Emanoil Catelli este arestat de grupul operativ al forțele N.K.V.D. de la Bălți pentru activitatea antirevoluționată, iar la 6 august este transferat la penitenciarul din Chișinău.