Romanian Ex-Transport Min Took Note Of Corruption Charges Against Him
He added he presented prosecutors with a short statement claiming his innocence.
In September 2007, the National Anticorruption Department, or DNA, asked President Traian Basescu to approve the start of a criminal probe against the former minister.
Basescu in January asked interim justice minister Teodor Melescanu to start procedures for criminal probes against former prime minister Adrian Nastase, former transport minister Miron Mitrea, former justice minister Tudor Chiuariu, acting labor minister Paul Pacuraru, former communication minister Zsolt Nagy, former defense minister Victor Babiuc, former economy minister Codrut Seres and former agriculture minister Traian Decebal Remes.