Public official from Timis Records Office, house arrest for €300 bribery
A public official at the Timis Records Office has been charged with continuous bribery. He allegedly issued or amended identity documents illegally, receiving approximately €300 from three people.
Public official from Timis Records Office sent to house arrest following bribery allegations
A public official from the Timis Records Office has been charged with continuous bribery, according to News.ro. The Timis Court has ordered house arrest for 30 days against him.
Prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor attached to the Timis Court announced on Friday that they have initiated criminal proceedings against the official, identified by the initials B.A. He is accused of, in the period 21 August to 3 September 2026, demanding and/or receiving undue sums of money in three separate circumstances, in exchange for issuing or amending identity documents while evading the conditions and documentation provided by law.
"In total, he demanded and/or received from three people approximately the sum of €300," representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor attached to the Timis Court specify.
On 4 September, the case prosecutor formulated a proposal for preventive arrest of the official and referred the matter to the judge for rights and freedoms at the Timis Court. The court rejected the preventive arrest proposal, ordering instead the measure of house arrest for a duration of 30 days.
Source: News.ro