Romanian Interior Min Secret Service Division Has New Chief

The Romanian Interior Ministry stated that, as of Wednesday, chief inspector Aurel Smochina has been appointed department head with the General Office for Intelligence and Internal Protection (DGIPI), and chief inspector Mihai Calinescu has been appointed head of the Bucharest Police Department.

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Aurel Smochina was previously second-in-command with the Bucharest General Police Department. Chief inspector Mihai Calinescu was deputy inspector general with the Romanian Police Department, the Interior ministry said.

The position of chief of the Bucharest Police became free almost a week ago, when head quaestor Marian Tutilescu, who had held the post for six years, was appointed manager of the Vehicle License and Registration Office.

The Interior Ministry (MAI) stated that the transfer of Tutilescu to another position within the ministry is not connected to the events at the Plaza Romania mall. The Ministry’s Control Body has completed its examination of the incident and decided to investigate deputy inspector Adam Catalin, quaestor Guran Lucian and chief inspector Stoian Constantin, on the grounds of negligence of duty.

MAI announced, following the inquiry, that “none of the specified officers who were informed about the imminence of a clash between the members of Eugen Preda’s group and security firm BGS, took actual steps to prevent the conflict, discarding the information as trivial.”

“This fact allowed the event to occur, with the consequences of creating a state of insecurity among citizens and jeopardizing the public image of the Police department,” MAI said.

Late February, five people were detained by officers of Bucharest Police Precinct 22, after starting a quarrel with agents of security firm BGS in Plaza Romania, a mall in Bucharest.

Romanian interior minister Dan Nica stated at that time that he had called for an investigation on the manner in which security and public safety is provided, as well as the supervision of criminal groups operating in the capital.

Nica said that everyone who, according to the Control Body’s report, had disobeyed MAI’s internal order, would be dismissed.

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