Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Ask Court To Place Senator Under Arrest

The court will judge the arrest proposal Tuesday, March 30.

According to Bucharest emergency hospital spokesman Bogdan Popescu, Voicu, who was hospitalized Tuesday night, got out of hospital Friday after a medical commission established the social democrat senator has chronic cardiovascular problems and his health condition is stable. Popescu said the senator is currently under medical treatment.

Voicu, who is charged with influence peddling and fraud, was admitted to hospital Tuesday night over heart problems. Catalin Carstoiu, the manager of the emergency hospital in Bucharest where the senator was admitted, said he was brought to the hospital at around 3 a.m. with a racing pulse and high blood pressure, complaining of chest pains. Tuesday night and was admitted to the cardiology unit. Voicu was set to undergo a series of tests.

The senator asked to be released from the hospital to attend the Senate's plenary meeting but got sick and had to be rushed back to the hospital. He also asked hospital managers not to release any information about his diagnosis.

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.

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