Romanian Prosecutors Won’t Start Criminal Investigation Against Senate Chairman

In January 2010, the National Integrity Agency (ANI) called on the General Prosecution Office to investigate Geoana for alleged forgery in his wealth statement, regarding the purchase of an apartment and two parking lots worth EUR733,000.

ANI, established to screen public officials’ wealth in a move to fight top-level corruption, said back then it took this measure following media reports alleging Geoana has breached the legal provisions regulating wealth statements.

Under the law, senators are among public officials compelled to state their wealth.