Romanian Def Ministry Looks Into Academic Titles Granted By Defense University

The Romanian Defense Ministry is investigating, at the request of the National Anticorruption Department (DNA), the granting of academic titles in 2002-2008 at the National Defense University "Carol I", the ministry said in a press release Thursday.

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Anticorruption prosecutors required an investigation ever since October 7 last year, but the investigation only started on January 5 this year.

Romanian daily “Ziua” reported Thursday that dozens of generals and high ranking officers in the Ministry of Defense are in the eye of anticorruption prosecutors over alleged breaches of military rules and the way they achieved academic positions and titles.

At the presentation of the ministry’s 2008 activity report a few days ago, the ministry said its anti-fraud department investigated 52 cases throughout the year and the most notable one regarded irregularities found at the defense university and abuses of a number of generals who got PhDs to become university professors.

Anticorruption prosecutors didn’t make public the names of the generals in question, but according to “Ziua” there at least seven generals in high positions within the ministry, four retired generals and ten high ranking officers.

"Ziua" reported that high ranking officers came to get academic titles without having any connection to the education system whatsoever.

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