Kelemen Hunor: Călin Georgescu’s connections with a famous former communist spy

In an interview with the Hungarian publication Maszol, quoted by G4media, UDMR leader Kelemen Hunor brought up the past of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu. “The man who presented himself as anti-system is the man of the old system,” says the UDMR leader. Kelemen Hunor said that Georgescu was the emanation of the “Caraman network,” referring to General Mihai Caraman, a former spy for the Foreign Intelligence Directorate during the communist era, known for obtaining information from NATO in the 1970s that he later passed on to the Soviet KGB.

“I saw the following thing, which I believe. On the one hand, behind Călin Georgescu there is a network of reservists that covers society in all directions and they looked for a candidate and mobilized. On the other hand, there was obviously that man who presented himself as anti-system, although he is a man of the old system, he is not anti-system, he is a man of the old system”, declared Hunor.

The UDMR leader invokes the studies in London and New York that Călin Georgescu did during the communist period, a privilege that people with connections in the state structures had.

At the same time, the UDMR leader supports his statement through Georgescu’s connection with Mircea Malița, former ambassador to the US during the communist period, a connection that the presidential candidate acknowledged. Georgescu even called Mircea Malița his “mentor” in several interviews.Malița can best be described through the Caraman network,” says Hunor.

The UDMR president believes that the influence of those who constituted the intelligence networks of the communist apparatus is still strong. “I believe that after 1989, now is a moment that can be considered a turning point. I expressed myself concisely, saying that last year in the presidential elections, it almost happened that what remained of the old system from before 89, the secret service reservists, defeated the new system.”
In the interview with the Hungarian publication, Hunor also criticizes Klaus Iohannis, arguing that he has a duty to provide clarifications regarding the annulment of the elections that the secret services cannot present. The lack of transparency fuels conspiracy theories, the politician believes.

After the Revolution, Mihai Caraman was the first head of the SIE, between 1990 and 1992. He was removed from office following pressure from NATO Secretary General Manfred Worner, according to the G4Media report. Caraman died last year, at the age of 95.

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  • Panagiotis Spyridis

    So this is the so called evidence they have for the charges? A connection from 3 decades ago. Come on people, find something fresher!