Romanian PM Dismisses State Secretary Arrested For Corruption

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Sunday dismissed Silviu Bian from his position of state secretary and head of the National Employment Agency, following his arrest on corruption charges, Government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean told MEDIAFAX.

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The Bucharest Court ordered Bian's arrest for 29 days earlier Sunday. Bian is accused of bribe taking.

The National Anticorruption Department said it has evidence that, besides the RON80,000 he was caught receiving, Bian received EUR22,000 and RON19,000 from staff of local employment agencies to allow the continuation of EU-funded projects the institutions were unfolding.

Bian was appointed head of the employment agency in January 2009. He held the same position between 2005 and 2007.

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