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Former mayor of Bucharest Sorin Oprescu - sentenced on May 13, to 10 years and 8 months in prison for corruption and caught in Greece, after fleeing the country - will not be extradited to Romania, the Court ruled on Thursday Call from…

A court panel from the Athens Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that Sorin Oprescu could be released on bail. The amount set by the judges is 5,000 euros and must be paid by Wednesday. Meanwhile, the extradition procedure continues.…

The former mayor of the capital, Sorin Oprescu, sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, was caught in Athens, while allegedly trying to go to an island in the Aegean Sea. According to Greek media, Oprescu lived in an exclusive area, but…

Former mayor of Bucharest Sorin Oprescu - sentenced last Friday to 10 years and 8 months in prison for corruption and prosecuted by the Romanian Police after fleeing Romania - was detained in Athens, according to judicial sources. Sorin…

The former mayor of the Capital, Sorin Oprescu, was sentenced to 10 years and eight months in prison for corruption by the Bucharest Court of Appeal in a final ruling. He was charged with three counts of bribery, organized crime and…

Bucharest Tribunal has sentenced former mayor of Bucharest Sorin Oprescu to five years and four months in prison in the file where he is investigated for corruption deeds. The ruling is not final and can be challenged in another court.…

The statue of Emperor Trajan, which is placed on the steps of the History Museum in Bucharest, is allegedly made of brass, not of bronze, as it should have been, according to the contract. The charges come from the Bucharest City Hall,…

Mayor General Gabriela Firea and Princess Stephanie of Monaco have inaugurated on Wednesday the monument dedicated to Prince Rainier III. The statue, located in the front of the Bucharest Circus, was made by the sculptor Ionel Stoicescu and…

Former Bucharest mayor Sorin Oprescu would have received the bribe of EUR 1 M at his place, according to his indicter Bogdan Popa, former head of the Cemeteries Administration, who told magistrates during Monday’s hearings at the Bucharest…

Former Bucharest mayor Sorin Oprescu accused the Bucharest Tribunal of impartiality, while asking for his case being on trial in a different court. Oprescu is charged with bribe taking, money laundering, abuse of office and with setting up…