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The Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) chief prosecutor Felix Bănilă has held a press conference on Wednesday, stating that the top priority in the Caracal case is to find the truth by technical evidence.…

Former PSD chairman Liviu Dragnea, serving 3 years and 6 months in prison, has returned to his usual job, meaning he is repairing the cars of the Penitentiaries' Administration, Digi24 reports. Sources within the penitentiary system…

Former Constanta mayor Radu Mazare has proposed to his girlfriend and will get married while in jail, next month, on his birthday, his brother Mihai Mazare announced. “He’d like to do it early next month, on his birthday, this does not…

After penitentiary trade unions had taken a tough stand against former PSD chairman Liviu Dragnea and after a local policeman’s against PSD MP Catalin Radulescu became viral, today it’s been the police trade unions’ turn to slam the…

The penitentiary trade union federation (ANP) has slammed the Justice minister’s two-year activity report, asking for minister Tudorel Toader’s resignation. They argued that the minister’s activity report is actually as if he „is turning…

The National Administration of Penitentiaries (ANP) has started a disciplinary investigation on Tuesday, following the marriage between the prison guard educator and inmate Bogdan Dumitrache aka ‘Crocodilu’ (the Crocodile). ANP informs…

The National Penitentiary Administration (ANP) has ordered last week the emergency eviction of 450 inmates from a wing of the penitentiary in Iasi. Penitentiary trade unions say that the building has a high risk of collapse in case of…

The penitentiary trade unions has criticized again the Justice minister’s intention to ‘compensate’ the inmates imprisoned during 2012-2017, saying that will cost the state budget from EUR 370 M to EUR 550 M. “The justice minister’s…

Justice minister’s new proposal to table a bill through which former inmates who were imprisoned in improper conditions during June 2012-October 2017 should benefit of compensation mounting to EUR 5-8 for each detention day have stirred…

The Bucharest District 5 Court has admitted on Monday the release on probation requested by former MEP Adrian Severin, sentenced to four years in prison for influence peddling and bribe taking. The ruling is not final. Former MEP Adrian…