TI Romania Officials Deem Integrity Agency’s Accusations Mere Intimidation

Transparency representatives said in a press release that Transparency International Romania firmly denounces any attempt of intimidating its members and staff, stressing it sticks to its stand on the fight against corruption in Romania.

 

Thus, according to internal transparency proceedings, the Senate of Transparency International Romania was summoned on June 12 and noted the allegations brought against Alistar, as TI executive director, target Alistar’s wealth statement submitted upon terminating his activity within the National Agency of Public Servants.

 

Following an in-depth analysis based on relevant documents and confirmations from the institutions requested to provide related information, the Senate and Managing Board of TI Romania noted ANI’s allegations are the mere consequence of Alistar’s previous accusations of incompatibility at the level of ANI management.

 

ANI on Friday requested the Prosecution office within the Bucharest District 1 Court to launch a probe into Victor Teodor Alistar, head of Transparency International Romania (TI-Ro), and his wife Lavinia Nicoleta Ciuta, for alleged forgery in their wealth statements.

 

Furthermore, ANI also requested that Geta Lepadatu and Ioana Tanase, designated to implement the legal provisions on wealth statements within the Romanian Culture Ministry, be probed for alleged intellectual forgery too. 

 

ANI took these measures after it received a letter, under Law 144/2007, based on subsequent amendments, from the National Agency of Public Servants, which revealed breaches of the legal provisions with respect to filling in and submitting wealth statements, by several people who failed to submit their wealth and interest statements within the legal deadline of 15 days upon terminating activities within the institution.