Romanian Integrity Agency Notifies Prosecutors After Checks Into Opp Deputy Wealth Statement

Romania’s National Integrity Agency, which screens public officials’ wealth for potential cases of corruption, called for prosecution in the case of social democrat deputy Robert Negoita who did not include in his 2009 wealth statement revenues exceeding EUR5 million.

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ANI is looking into the wealth statement of Negoita after media released several articles that pointed out the Romanian senator' 2008 revenues exceeded those included in his 2009 wealth statement, the institution said in a press release Friday.

Under the law, deputies are among public officials that must submit wealth and interests statements.

ANI's call for prosecution comes in the context in which the Constitutional Court Thursday ruled unconstitutional several provisions of the law regulating the agency's attributions, and the agency has been stripped of its main role.

According to the ruling, the agency may no longer publish officials' wealth statements, nor does it have the right to call for prosecution over its findings. The Constitutional Court's ruling downsizes the agency's role to simply collecting statements of wealth and interest from public officials.

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