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Romanian Senator Catalin Voicu Placed Under 30-Day Preventive Arrest On Graft Charges

Romania’s High Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled to place social democrat senator Catalin Voicu under preventive arrest for 30 days, on charges of influence peddling and fraud.
Romanian Senator Catalin Voicu Placed Under 30-Day Preventive Arrest On Graft Charges
30 mart. 2010, 19:32, English

The court ruling can be appealed within five days.

Romania’s National Anticorruption Department (DNA) last week submitted with the High Court of Justice the request to have Voicu placed under preventive arrest on charges of influence peddling and fraud, after the Senate voted to lift his immunity.

Romanian media recently made public fragments of discussions which show Voicu tried to intervene with the High Court of Justice and the Police in cases involving businessmen Costel Casuneanu, Marius Locic and Constanta mayor’s brother Alexandru Mazare.

Voicu allegedly also tried to pull the strings to become Interior Minister if social democrat Mircea Geoana would have won presidential elections in 2009.