Romanian Businessman Dinel Staicu Detained In Hungary

A Bucharest court had issued a European Arrest Warrant for Staicu on April 7.

On April 4, Staicu was sentenced to seven years in prison for accessory to abuse of office for his role in the bankruptcy of the International Bank of Religions (BIR). The ruling is final.

The chief of the Romanian Police, Liviu Popa, said Staicu is suspected of having left the country on April 3 and may have boarded a flight from Hungary. Staicu, who legally took his wife’s last name, Nutu, was only issued a new ID card and not a passport.