Tag Archives: DNA

Journalistic investigation platform Rise Project has released an audio recording between former Deputy Vlad Cosma (photo) and former National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutor Mircea Negulescu, aka Portocala (‘Orange’ – our note). The recording dates back on December 2016, with Vlad ...

The 5-judge panel with the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ – Supreme Court) has decided to refer to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) three preliminary questions in regard to the trial of ‘Bute Gala’ ...

Magistrates of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (Romania’s Supreme Court) have acquitted Senate Speaker Calin Popescu Tariceanu in the file where he was charged with perjury. The ruling is final and it confirms the previous Supreme Court’s ruling ...

The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) has decided on Monday to extend the prosecution against Mircea Draghici, treasurer of the Social-Democratic Party (PSD) in regard to another offence of embezzlement. A DNA release reads that the prosecutors of the Section for ...

A Venice Commission delegation will arrive in Romania this week in order to discuss with Romanian authorities in the field of justice about the amendments on the laws of justice and the ruling coalition’s intention to amend the criminal codes. ...

The High Court of Cassation and Justice has rejected the  National Anti-corruption Directorate’s motion to give shorter terms in the trial of Liviu Dragnea. So, the next court hearing remains set for May 20, as the court had initially established. ...

The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) has requested the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ – Supreme Court) celerity in the trials of Liviu Dragnea and Darius Vâlcov, shorter terms for the two files. On Wednesday, the prosecutors have filed ...

Former MEP Petru Luhan has been sent to court by the anti-corruption prosecutors, under the charges of filing to the European Parliament 37 fake claims asking for the reimbursement of some transport expenses. DNA says that he has thus unjustly ...

The Senate Law Committee has suspended the sitting on Tuesday due to lack of quorum. Although not included on the agenda, the committee should have issued a report on the DNA request to start the prosecution of Calin Popescu Tariceanu, ...

The current investigation of Laura Codruta Kovesi is an obvious way to obstruct her from running for the European Chief Prosecutor position, European Commissioner for Justice and Consumer Protection Vera Jourova said on Thursday in Bucharest. Jourova has attended the ...