Thirty-day remand for man claiming influence at anti-corruption agency in exchange for tens of thousands of euros
A man under investigation by Romania's national anti-corruption agency has been remanded in custody for thirty days after demanding tens of thousands of euros whilst claiming to have influence over a prosecutor and anti-corruption police officers. He has similar convictions in three other cases.
Thirty-day remand after claims of influence at anti-corruption agency for tens of thousands of euros
A man has been detained and remanded in custody for thirty days by prosecutors from the National Anti-Corruption Directorate, according to News.ro. The suspect allegedly solicited tens of thousands of euros from multiple individuals, claiming to have influence over a prosecutor and police officers within the anti-corruption agency, in exchange for obtaining a favourable outcome in a case.
Anti-corruption investigators placed him under criminal investigation after multiple alleged victims either paid or were requested to pay substantial sums for the purported intermediary services. The exact sum demanded was not specified in official statements, but it amounts to tens of thousands of euros.
The case presents an aggravating factor: the man has criminal antecedents for offences of the same type. He has previously been convicted definitively in three other cases with a similar object, which places the current case in a context of recidivism. The court approved the prosecutors' request for remand in custody for a period of thirty days.
Source: News.ro