Premier Victor Ponta heard by anticorruption prosecutors
Premier Victor Ponta showed up at the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) on Thursday in order to be heard in the “Turceni-Rovinari” case in which he...
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Monica Macovei: You do not rob a country you love, DNA may cross Prut river
The National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) may cross Prut river, Monica Macovei declared. The member of the European Parliament had provided an extended interview for Radio...
Prime Minister shows up at DNA to take note about expertise in the Rovinari-Turceni file
Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Wednesday showed up at the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA), as he had been summoned in a corruption case regarding the...
Marathon hearings at DNA Ploiesti in a file involving local officials and police officers
DNA hears deputy head of IJP Prahova on suspicions of forcing confessions under threat (sources) Deputy head of the Prahova Police County Inspectorate (IJP)...
Former Finance Minister Valcov remains under judicial control
The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) on Tuesday decided to keep the judicial control measure against former Finance Minister Darius Valcov, in the...
Nastase warns: Government will end up under guardianship and will become DNA’s scapegoat
Ex-PM Adrian Nastase warns the Executive will end up under guardianship as a result of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) Supervision Committee being set...
Romanian prison inmates have written 157 books since 2014
Persons on detention have written 157 books from the beginning of 2014 until June 2015, in order to have their sentence reduced and qualify for...
Bargaining with freedom on the table
The New Code of Criminal Procedure allows defendants who admit to the commission of the offence to benefit from a quicker trial and receive more...
Romanian anticorruption chief praised by Financial Times
In an article titled “Romania in top-level graft crackdown as paper tiger barest teeth,” the renowned Financial Times praises Laura Codruta Kovesi, who leads with...
DNA Head Prosecutor, Laura Codruta Kovesi: Praised in America, criticised in Romania
In Romania, Head Prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA), Laura Codruta Kovesi has frequently been the target of many attacks. They came from various...
Former Interior Minister Gabriel Berca, detained by DNA on influence peddling charges
Former Interior Minister Gabriel Berca, detained on Thursday by prosecutors of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) – the Bacau branch, was taken out of the...
Anti-corruption prosecutors raid residence of businessman Niculae and his company Interagro
Prosecutors with the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) are conducting a search today at the residence of jailed businessman Ioan Nicolae and the registered offices of...
Justice Day in Romania: Prosecutor General Nitu requests setting up a judiciary police department
Prosecutor General with the Prosecution Service of the Supreme Court of Justice and Cassation Tiberiu Nitu (photo) believes setting up a judiciary police department at...
Iohannis: It’s a sad day for democracy, Ponta chooses to sacrifice Romania’s interest
President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday in reference to the vote in the Parliament regarding Prime minister Victor Ponta’s case, that it is a sad...
Ponta goes on. And now, what?
No earlier than a few weeks ago, PM Victor Ponta once again pointed out his intention to complete his entire four year term. Having been...
PSD assembles on Monday in extraordinary National Executive Council meeting
Social Democrats on Monday assemble in extraordinary National Executive Council meeting, having on the agenda the situation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta, in the context...
Head of DNA teaches Moldavians how to fight with corruption
The Head of the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA), Laura Codruta Kovesi, will make a working visit to the Republic of Moldova next week at the...
Udrea, the first interview since being released: Preventive arrest , a tool to torture people, but also a tool for some people to build an image
On Sunday evening, at the TV show “The Last Word”, Elena Udrea granted her first interview since being released from prison and moved to house...
Iasi County Council head, liberal Adomnitei detained by DNA prosecutors for favoring the offender and forgery
The National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) says its prosecutors have detained on Thursday night the Iasi County Council’s president, Cristian Adomnitei, for 24 hours for favoring...
Kovesi could become European Prosecutor
Laura Codruta Kovesi could be named European Prosecutor, and the proposal could come from behalf of Monica Macovei. Deputy Daniel Fenechiu revealed for TV station...
A complicated week for PSD
The Social Democrat Party (PSD) has started a crucial week that might change the course of politics. Number 2 in the PSD hierarchy, Liviu Dragnea,...
Raids at Timisoara Townhall in a file of nationalized houses sales towards tenants
The National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutors completed searches at the Timisoara Townhall, in a file targeting the sale of nationalized houses to their tenants, based...
Sova case: Senate President Calin Popescu Tariceanu, targeted by DNA
Senate President Calin Popescu Tariceanu will be investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) for abuse of office, based on a complaint filed by the...
Maior denies the existence of the “binomial SRI-DNA”: It is just a collaboration in the limits of the law
The former director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), George Maior denied on Friday, for Adevarul Live, the existence of what the press called lately...
PSD Senator Alexandru Cordos suspends himself from the party based on DNA accusations
PSD Senator Alexandru Cordos, criminally investigated for influence peddling, besides his daughter and wife, who is presently under arrest, quit all positions he had held...
National Environment Guard deputy chief arrested in bribery case
Marius Barbulescu, former Environment Guard commissary was arrested by the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) on Wednesday on a charge of receiving bribe from a businessman....
Senators postpone decision on ‘no handcuffs for the corrupt’ project
The Legal Committee senators on Tuesday postponed with a week the decision on the proposal made by the Social-Democrat Serban Nicoale that MPs charged with...
Proposals to change Constitution: DNA, CSM suggest the increase of the retaining time from 24 to 48 or 72 hours
* The amendments by CSM, DNA to be discussed by Constitution Review Committee The National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) and the Superior Council of Magistracy...
Recovery of prejudices in criminal files: Liberals blame ANAF
There were plenty of criminal cases started out in Romania these years, but the recovery of prejudices only amounts to 5 per cent so far....
Valcov to find out on Monday whether he is released from arrest
On Monday, Darius Valcov will find out whether he would be released from preventive arrest. The two magistrates of the High Court who started analyzing...