Romanian Democrat Liberal MP Investigated For Corruption Decides To Quit Party

Pasat said in a press release he does not want to harm the image of the Democratic Liberal Party.

Last week, anticorruption prosecutors’ request to have the immunity of Pasat lifted didn’t garner sufficient votes for approval from the Chamber of Deputies. MPs cast 116 votes in favor and 34 votes against Pasat’s prosecution, but 147 votes were needed to lift the lawmaker’s immunity.

After the result of the vote was made known, Pasat called on prosecutors to bring his case in the court of law, adding he is innocent. The MP said parliamentary immunity does not mean one cannot be indicted and then sentenced or acquitted.