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Călin Georgescu’s trial postponed due to magistrates’ protest

13:27, 30 Sept. 2025
The magistrates of the 1st District Court postponed the trial of the case in which Călin Georgescu is accused of legionary propaganda, after they considered that the trial was not "an emergency".

Liviu Dragnea’s request for release goes to the Supreme Court

13:37, 18 Feb. 2020
The judges at the Bucharest Tribunal have decided on Tuesday that the request for the release of Liviu Dragnea should be transferred to the High Court of Cassation and Justice. The Supreme Court has already rejected a similar request made by the former PSD leader'a lawyers.

Liviu Dragnea: I think that at this rate I will finish my jail term until the request is being judged

12:55, 18 Feb. 2020
Former PSD leader Liviu Dragnea has stated in the courtroom that his request is postponed for various reasons and that he will end his jail term until he wil have a ruling.

Romanian President Summoned To Appear In Court After He Sued Opposition MP

13:09, 27 Apr. 2011
A Bucharest court on Wednesday summoned President Traian Basescu to appear in court on May 18, in a case in which the head of state sued opposition social democrat MP Mugurel Surupaceanu who accused the Government and the Presidency of supporting the use of recreational drugs.

Romanian Union Leader Marius Petcu Indicted For Corruption

16:23, 21 Apr. 2011
Romanian National Anticorruption Department prosecutors on Thursday indicted union leader Marius Petcu, who was caught rapid taking EUR40,000 in bribes.

Court Of Appeals Rejects Setup Of Romanian Pwr Holding Hidroenergetica

16:12, 17 Apr. 2011
The Bucharest Court of Appeals has rejected Romanian state-owned hydropower producer Hidroelectrica's request to allow the merger of several power companies into the national power holding Hidroenergetica.

Romanian Democrat Liberal MP Indicted For Blackmail

16:01, 08 Apr. 2011
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors on Friday indicted democrat liberal MP Dan Pasat on charges of blackmail and corruption.

Terrorism Convict Omar Hayssam In Syrian Prison Since 2008 – Lawyer

13:25, 22 Mart. 2011
Omar Hayssam, convicted of terrorism in Romania, has been in a Syrian prison since 2008, carrying out a four-year sentence for crimes against national security, said Ion Cazacu, his lawyer in another case, adding that he has an official Syrian document to prove this.

Romanian Probationary Employment Period No Longer Than 90 Days – Draft Labor Code

18:17, 17 Feb. 2011
The probationary employment period will be no longer than 90 calendar days, for both regular and management positions, and an employer will be allowed to have several people on trial for the same job, but for no longer than one year in all, says the latest draft of Romania's Labor Code.

Court Postpones Trial Of Romanian Media Owner Vintu For Nov 26

10:47, 08 Nov. 2010
The Bucharest Court on Monday postponed for November 26 the trial of Romanian media owner Sorin Ovidiu Vintu, his driver Alexandru Stoian and Moldovan businessman Octavian Turcan, indicted for aiding and abetting a fraud convict.

Romanian Media Owner Sorin Ovidiu Vintu, Two Alleged Accomplices Indicted In Fraud Case

16:21, 14 Oct. 2010
Romanian prosecutors indicted media owner Sorin Ovidiu Vintu, his driver Alexandru Stoian and Moldovan businessman Octavian Turcan on charges of aiding and abetting convict Nicolae Popa, a former manager of company Gelsor sentenced to jail time for fraud.

Corruption Case Involving Constanta Mayor Radu Mazare Reopened; Constitutional Court Notified

13:04, 16 Sept. 2010
The case in which Constanta mayor Radu Mazare and other public servants are tried in connection with the illegal retrocession of several land plots was reopened after prosecutors provided more information and evidence in the case.

Bucharest Court Rules To Release Head Of Giulesti Maternity Hospital Tech Dept

20:50, 27 Aug. 2010
A Bucharest lower court rejected prosecutors’ for preventive arrest in the case of Vasile Dima, the head of the technical department of the Giulesti maternity hospital, and decided to have him released and investigated at large.

Romanian Suspended Craiova Mayor To Be Tried For Corruption In Custody

12:44, 16 Iul. 2010
The suspended mayor of Romania’s southern city of Craiova, Antonie Solomon, indicted on charges of corruption and intellectual forgery, will be tried while held in custody, as the Galati Court of Appeals denied his request for release Friday.

Trial Of Romanian Graft-Charged Senator Voicu Postponed For September

20:09, 14 Iul. 2010
The trial in which Romanian senator Catalin Voicu, judge Florin Costiniu and businessmen Marius Locic and Costel Casuneanu are charged with corruption has been rescheduled for September, before the Supreme Court ruled whether Voicu was to remain in custody or not.

Romanian Mayor Wins Trial Against Integrity Agency

10:05, 30 Iun. 2010
Romanian social democrat Radu Mazare, mayor of the southeastern city of Constanta, has won a trial against the country’s National Integrity Agency, a governmental anticorruption body, which had accused Mazare of being incompatible with public office.

Romanian Ex PM Indicted Again In Chinese Goods Purchase Case

15:16, 05 Mai 2010
Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase was indicted again Wednesday in the case of goods purchased from China, after the Chamber of Deputies authorized his prosecution in March 2009.

Romanian Fraud Charged Politician Nati Meir Threatens Suicide

14:08, 05 Mai 2010
Romanian politician Nati Meir appeared Wednesday before the Court of Bucharest in a fraud and currency forgery case and swore before the judge that he would go on a hunger strike and said he would kill himself.

Romanian Fmr Envoy Fears Standing Trial In Singapore For Hit-And-Run

17:03, 15 Apr. 2010
Romanian former envoy to Singapore Silviu Ionescu told Romanian newspaper Libertatea that the Singaporean Government “set him up”, adding he fears he might be assassinated if he returns to Singapore to stand trial.

Singapore Wants Fmr Romanian Envoy Investigated Under Romanian Law

12:58, 15 Apr. 2010
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore asked the Romanian Government Thursday to do what it can to persuade its former envoy Silviu Ionescu to return to Singapore to stand trial or investigate and prosecute him under Romanian law.

Italy’s Antidoping Tribunal To Hear Romanian Footballer Mutu On April 19

19:38, 01 Apr. 2010
Italy’s National Antidoping Tribunal set April 19 as the trial date for the case of Romanian footballer Adrian Mutu, who tested positive for sibutramine at an antidoping test taken on January 10, 2010, the Italian National Olympic Committee said on its website Thursday.

Romanian MEP’s Match-Fixing Trial Suspended, File Sent To Constitutional Court

15:16, 03 Mart. 2010
The Romanian High Court of Justice suspended Wednesday the trial in which FC Steaua Bucuresti owner Gigi Becali is indicted for bribery in a match-fixing case and will send the file to the Constitutional Court to settle an exception of unconstitutionality raised by one of the defense lawyers.

Romanian Ex General Chitac Asks Court Again To Discontinue Jail Term On Medical Grounds

09:25, 15 Dec. 2009
The Bucharest Military Court will discuss on December 22 a new request of former high-ranking general Mihai Chitac to have his 15-year prison sentence for aggravated manslaughter discontinued again on medical grounds, saying he failed to get surgery during his three-month temporary release.

Romanian President Basescu Sues Businessman Dinu Patriciu

16:24, 02 Dec. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu has sued businessman Dinu Patriciu and Best Media SRL, the company which publishes daily newspaper Gardianul, demanding 1 leu (EUR1=RON4.2496) in damages, with hearings scheduled to begin on April 21, 2010.

Romanian Intelligence Service Well-Informed On Terrorist Omar Hayssam’s Escape – Service Head

11:23, 09 Nov. 2009
Romania’s Intelligence Service (SRI) head George Maior on Sunday said SRI knows "exactly" how Syrian businessman Omar Hayssam, tried and convicted in Romania for terrorism, fled the country and said he sent the file to the Court of Appeals in Oradea, western Romania.

Romanian Police Car Purchase Dispute To Be Retried – Court

13:53, 23 Oct. 2009
The Court of Bucharest has decided to retry the case in which the Romanian General Police Inspectorate (IGPR) asked for the dismissal of the fine received from the country's public procurement watchdog regarding its purchase of Logan automobiles.

Appeals Court: Romania Fin Min To Pay Some RON1.5M Salary Rights To High Court Staff

12:21, 24 Iul. 2009
The Bucharest Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that Romania’s Finance Ministry and the Court Of Accounts must pay salary rights of nearly 1.5 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2325) to Supreme Court magistrates and auxiliary staff.

Romanian Supreme Court Suspends Trial Of Ex Transp Min, Sends Case To Constitutional Court

13:42, 17 Iul. 2009
Romania’s Supreme Court decided Friday to suspend the trial of former transport minister Miron Mitrea on corruption charges and send the case to the Constitutional Court, which is to analyze several exceptions that were raised in this trial.

Corruption Trial Of Former Romanian PM Suspended

15:26, 16 Iun. 2009
The trial of former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase was suspended on Tuesday and the file was sent to the Constitutional Court, after the Supreme Court admitted an exception of unconstitutionality to the Anticorruption Department’s summons.

Romania’s Ex- State Secretary For Revolutionaries Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

14:55, 15 Iun. 2009
The Bucharest district 1 court sentenced former social democrat deputy Emilian Curtean to five years prison on Monday for misappropriating over 200,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2116) from the Government while leading the state secretariat for Revolutionaries’ Issues.

Bucharest Court Puts Off Trying Becali’s Appeal Until June 18

11:48, 11 Iun. 2009
The Bucharest Court decided Thursday to put off, until June 18, the trial on the appeal of businessman and politician Gigi Becali to a lower court ruling of June 9 banning the latter from leaving Romania.

Romanian High Court Of Justice Sets RON750,000 Legal Expenses In FNI Trial

19:50, 04 Iun. 2009
The Romanian High Court of Justice decided Thursday that Ioana Maria Vlas, Gavril Batran, Stefan Boboc, Marian Petrescu and another six people convicted in the trial involving scam fund FNI, will pay 750,000 lei (EUR1 = RON4.2143) in legal expenses.

S Romania Judges Allow Bail For Football Corruption Suspect Liviu Facaleata

13:32, 02 Iun. 2009
The Arges Court (S Romania) allowed Tuesday, the release on bail of Pic store manager Liviu Facaleata, after his family put up his 20,000 lei (EUR1 = RON4.1817) bail.

Bucharest Ex-Mayor, Employees To Pay RON5M Damages To City Hall

18:27, 29 Mai 2009
The former general mayor of Bucharest, Adrean Videanu, is forced to pay, along with another 23 employees of Bucharest City Hall, some five million lei (EUR1 = RON4.1786), money spent inefficiently on works at the Lia Manoliu stadium and when setting up sidewalk curbs.

S Romania Court Sets Bails For Football Corruption Suspects

13:17, 26 Mai 2009
Magistrates of the Arges Court (S Romania) set a bail of 200,000 lei (EUR1 = RON4.1725) for football club FC Arges financer and corruption suspect Cornel Penescu, and a bail of RON15,000 for co-defendants in the trial Gheorghe Constantin and Liviu Facaleata.

Romanian Businessman Gigi Becali Drops Request For Permission To Travel Abroad

15:01, 25 Mai 2009
Romanian businessman Gigi Becali has withdrawn his request to be allowed to spend one month in Monte Carlo, as his attorneys said that if Becali becomes an MEP, he will have immunity, and if he does not, he must wait for the current restrictions to expire.

Romanian Court Puts Off Ex PM’s Corruption Trial For Jun 16

10:45, 25 Mai 2009
The trial where Romanian politician Adrian Nastase is a defendant in the case "Construction Quality Trophy" was postponed until June 16, since the lawyers claimed they were unable to find a series of documents in the case files, needed to formulate exceptions, and they couldn’t copy several CDs.

Three Romanian Football Corruption Suspects Remain Under Arrest

20:39, 22 Mai 2009
Romanian football corruption trial suspects Cristian Libertatu, Liviu Facaleata and Gheorghe Constantin remain under arrest according to a ruling passed Friday by the Pitesti Court of Appeal.

Romania Supreme Court Suspends High Profile Graft Trial

14:56, 20 Mai 2009
Romania’s Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to suspend the trial in which former labor minister Paul Pacuraru and Ilie Morega, member of the General Assembly of Shareholders in thermal power producers Rovinari and Turceni, are prosecuted on corruption charges.

Romanian Football Federation Pres, Officials, Subpoenaed In Corruption Case – Sources

13:56, 20 Mai 2009
The president of the Romanian Football Federation (FRF), Mircea Sandu, the president and vice president of the FRF Appeal Committee, Doru Viorel Ursu and respectively Ion Cazacu, and the president of the FRF Discipline Committe, Daniel Cernat, were subpoenaed by anticorruption prosecutors.