Official from Timiș Records Office under house arrest for €300 bribe
An employee of the records office in Timiș county has been placed under house arrest, accused of demanding a bribe for the issuance or modification of identity documents.
Official from Timiș detained after allegedly demanding money for identity documents
Cotidianul.ro reports that a public official from the Timiș Records Office has been placed under house arrest for 30 days after being accused of accepting a bribe.
According to a statement from the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Timiș County Court, the defendant B.A. allegedly demanded and/or received, on three separate occasions, sums of money not owed to him from persons interested in the issuance or modification of identity documents. The acts were allegedly committed between 21 August and 3 September 2026 while carrying out his official duties.
In total, the man allegedly collected approximately 300 euros from three persons in exchange for issuing the documents whilst circumventing the conditions and documentation required by law.
On 4 September 2026, the case prosecutor filed a proposal for preventive arrest against the defendant, referring the matter to the judge of rights and liberties at the Timiș County Court. The court rejected the prosecutor's request and instead ordered the measure of house arrest for a period of 30 days.
Source: Cotidianul.ro