The National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives (CNSAS) on Thursday informed that Marian Munteanu, former leader of the students during the miners’ riot in early 90s, currently running for Parliament, has not been officer or collaborator of Securitate, former Romanian communist political police.
The CNSAS reminded that Marian Munteanu had requested to see his file in 2004 and 2005, while in 2016 the Council released a certificate attesting that Munteanu cannot be assigned the capacity of worker/collaborator of the Securitate.
However, CNSAS reveals in the certificate’s head note details from Munteanu’s Securitate record, showing that he used to give information to the former communist intelligence during 1988-1989 under the name of “Ioan” and that he was paid with RON 500 for his services.
According to his record, Munteanu would give Securitate officers details on his foreign colleagues from the Philology Faculty, University of Bucharest, and also details on a Portuguese professor who was teaching there.
Yet, CNSAS argues that it couldn’t give Marian Munteanu the capacity of Securitate collaborator for, according to the law, he should have met two cumulative conditions: he should have reported anti-communist activities and he should have broken human rights through his activities. CNSAS says that Munteanu’s reports don’t refer to anti-communist activities, so the final verdict cannot be the one of Securitate collaborator.
Munteanu himself has repeatedly denied he had ever signed an engagement with the Securitate.
The CNSAS decision can be challenged in 30 days.
Marian Munteanu will run on behalf of his party, Our Alliance Romania, for a seat in Parliament at the elections on December 11.
The former leader of the students was designated to run for the Bucharest City Hall in June, endorsed by the National Liberal Party, but soon after Liberals withdrew their proposal amid rumors that Munteanu would have collaborated with the Securitate secret police.