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Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Ask Court To Place Senator Under Arrest

16:40, 26 Mart. 2010
Romania’s National Anticorruption Department (DNA) Friday submitted with the High Court of Justice the request to have social democrat senator Catalin Voicu placed under preventive arrest on charges of influence peddling and fraud, after the Senate approved prosecutor’s request on Wednesday.

Romanian Mayor Suspended Following His Arrest On Corruption Charges

09:54, 10 Mart. 2010
Democrat liberal Antonie Solomon, mayor of Romania’s southern city of Craiova, was suspended from public office Wednesday following his arrest on corruption charges.

Romanian Mayor Charged With Bribery, Forgery, Placed Under Preventive Arrest

15:53, 03 Mart. 2010
The mayor of the southern Romanian city Craiova, Antonie Solomon, was placed under 29-day preventive arrest Wednesday afternoon, after some five hours of hearings, under charges of soliciting bribe, forgery and use of forgery.

Bucharest Court Places 14 Of 15 Weapons Heist Suspects In Preventive Arrest

20:39, 28 Dec. 2009
The Bucharest Court on Monday evening placed under preventive arrest for 29 days 14 of the 15 suspects in the case regarding the weapon heist at the Ciorogarla military base, near capital city Bucharest.

Bucharest Police Arrest Nine Drug Dealers, Consumers

11:43, 30 Oct. 2009
Nine drug dealers and consumers in Romania’s capital Bucharest were taken into custody for a month Thursday following searches in their homes, police said Friday.

E Romania Police Officer Arrested On Manslaughter Charges

17:02, 03 Aug. 2009
A Romanian police officer in Oancea, Galati county, eastern Romania, was taken into custody for a month on manslaughter charges Monday, after the 28 year-old man he shot Sunday died at the hospital.

W Romania Murder Suspects Taken Into Custody For One Month

23:02, 02 Aug. 2009
The Timis Court on Sunday afternoon ordered that the two med students accused of murdering a 65 year-old man be taken into custody for 30 days.

About 300 Ethnic Roma Assault Police Squad In Rome, Two Romanians Arrested

11:51, 29 Iun. 2009
About 300 ethnic Romas living in a camp in Rome, Italy, assaulted five police officers during a check-up and two Romanians were arrested following the incident, Italian daily La Repubblica reported in its online edition Monday.

Romanian Arrested For Attempted Mercury Poisoning Murder

14:02, 30 Mai 2009
Bucharest police on Friday arrested a 50-year-old man on charges of attempted murder, after he tried to kill his wife by injecting mercury into her cigarettes, police said Saturday.

Romanian Arges FC Owner Cornel Penescu Remains Under Arrest

20:30, 29 Mai 2009
Romanian Arges FC owner Cornel Penescu will remain under arrest, after the Pitesti Court of Appeals decided Friday to adhere to the Court of Arges’ decision to reject Penescu’s request to be released on bail.

Romanian Junior Football Team Masseur Caught Selling Heroin

19:23, 28 Mai 2009
Gabriel Voicu, a masseur for the Romanian “under 17” national football team, was caught red-handed while trying to sell a kilo of heroin for EUR18,000 in the Rahova district of Romania’s capital Bucharest and was put under preventive arrest for 29 days.

ECHR Rules Against Romania On Two Counts Of Police Brutality, Unlawful Inquiry

18:52, 26 Mai 2009
The European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in a case where two Romanian citizens were detained by police and arrested illegally.

Romanian Placed In Preventive Arrest In Hungary Under Charges Of Terrorism

21:02, 20 Mai 2009
One Romanian citizen from Romanian village Sambrias, Maramures county, Szasz Endre Istvan, was placed under preventive arrest for 30 days in Hungary, under charges of terrorism.

S Romania Customs Employees Under Arrest On Bribery Charges

10:59, 20 Mai 2009
Eight employees of Romania’s roads and highways company, who work as cashiers in Giurgiu customhouse, southern Romania, were placed under 24-hour arrest on bribery charges.

Romanian Football Referee Marcel Savaniu Denied Parole

12:18, 05 Mai 2009
The Arges Court denied Wednesday the request for parole for Romanian football referee Marcel Savaniu, in custody for 29 days on charges of corruption.

Three Romanians Arrested In Poland After Killing 79 Year Old Woman

15:06, 04 Mai 2009
Three Romanian nationals have been arrested in Poland following the murder of a 79 year old woman, in Szczercow, near the town of Lodz, AFP reported.

Romania Pitesti Court Rejects Bribery Suspects’ Appeal, Remands Them Into Custody

17:08, 24 Apr. 2009
The Pitesti Court of Appeals, southern Romania, on Friday ruled to remand into custody Central Referee Commission (CCA) former president Gheorghe Constantin, and Arges county Consumer Protection Office former manager, Cristian Libertatu.

Romanian Court Extends Preventive Arrest For Espionage Suspects

17:00, 24 Apr. 2009
The Bucharest Court of Appeal extended, Friday, the 30-day arrest warrants for non-commissioned officer Floricel Achim and Bulgarian citizen Marinov Zikolov, who are charged with treason through the transmission of secrets and espionage.

Three Romanian Football Referees Under Arrest In Bribe Case

13:53, 23 Apr. 2009
Romanian referees Marcel Savaniu, Sorin Corpodean and Marcel Lica were placed under preventive arrest Thursday for 29 days by the Arges Court, on charges of bribe taking.

Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Eight Suspect In Romania High Profile Kidnapping Case

16:47, 17 Apr. 2009
A Bucharest Court on Friday issued a 29-day arrest warrant for Marian Milea in the case where Steaua football club owner Gigi Becali was charged with kidnapping three allged car thieves.

Three Romanians Arrested For Double Homicide In Italy

13:07, 17 Apr. 2009
Three Romanian citizens were arrested following the murder of an Italian businessman and his wife in Naples, Italy, Italian news agency ANSA reported online.

Eighth Suspect Arrested In Romanian High Profile Kidnapping Case

11:21, 17 Apr. 2009
An eighth person involved in the case where Romanian businessman Gigi Becali is charged with kidnapping, was arrested and will be brought to the Bucharest District 1 Court to be heard.

Romanian Football Financer Penescu Arrested Over Flash Stick Marked “Kickback”

09:41, 17 Apr. 2009
Investigators found, following a search in the office of corruption case defendant Cornel Penescu, an USB stick marked "kickback C. G.", which would point to a crime of soliciting and offering bribe in September 2007, according to the explanation issued by the Arges Court in Penescu’s arrest.

Steaua Football Club Owner Gigi Becali To Run For MEP Despite Indictment

12:22, 08 Apr. 2009
The vice-president of Greater Romania Party (PRM), Dan Claudiu Tanasescu, said Wednesday that Steaua football club owner Gigi Becali agreed to run for a seat in the European Parliament along PRM at the June 7 elections.

Two Arrested In Internet Fraud Case In W Romania

10:33, 12 Mart. 2009
Two of the IT crime suspects heard Wednesday in Timisoara, western Romania, were placed under preventive arrest late Wednesday for allegedly having cloned websites of banks causing damages of EUR350,000.

Romanian Noncommissioned Officer Arrested For Treason

08:34, 03 Mart. 2009
A noncommissioned officer of the Romanian Defense Ministry was arrested for treason and accused of having sold classified NATO information to a Bulgarian citizen, who was also arrested.

French Citizen, Arrested In Romania For Pedophilia

13:17, 26 Feb. 2009
A French citizen was arrested Thursday, after being caught engaging in sexual relations with two teenagers in a hotel room in the northwestern Romanian city of Dej.

Romanian Hip-Hop Singer Arrested On Drug Dealing Charges

11:03, 25 Feb. 2009
Romanian hip-hop artist Cristian Ionascu, known as “Gigis”, who sings with the band La Familia, was arrested Tuesday evening by organized crime prosecutors on charges of drug dealing and possession of drugs for personal consumption.

Two Romanians Arrested By Italian Police On Charges Of Rape

10:24, 18 Feb. 2009
Italian authorities arrested Tuesday evening two suspects of Romanian citizenship who raped a girl in the Caffarella Park in Rome, and one of them confessed to having committed the rape, Correre della Sera reported in its online edition.

Romanian Weapon Theft Suspects Remain Under Preventive Arrest

16:49, 17 Feb. 2009
The seven soldiers charged with stealing weapons from the Romanian military base at Ciorogarla, near Bucharest, were placed in preventive arrest for 25 days, Tuesday, following a decision of the Bucharest Territorial Military Court.

Camorra Mafia Member Arrested In Bucharest

13:48, 10 Feb. 2009
An Italian citizen who is a member of the Camorra mafia, wanted in Italy for money laundering and blackmail, was arrested by Romanian police in capital city Bucharest.

Romanian Police Arrest Three Suspects In Major Cocaine Bust Case

12:13, 01 Feb. 2009
Three of the suspects in the case of the massive cocaine transport found in Constanta Sud Agigea port, southeastern Romania, were placed under preventive arrest Sunday.

Romania’s Pwr Plant Turceni Ex-GM Arrested For Abuse Of Office

20:48, 26 Nov. 2008
Former general manager of Romanian state-run thermal power producer Turceni, Dumitru Cristea, was preventively arrested on Wednesday evening for 29 days, for abuse of office, according to a mandate issued by the courthouse in the country’s southern town of Targu Jiu.

Romanian Prosecutor Arrested In Graft File In SW Romania

13:41, 25 Nov. 2008
Romanian prosecutor Viorel Vasile, head of the criminal investigations department with the Caras Severin Court, southwestern Romania, was placed under arrest Tuesday by the Timisoara Court of Appeals magistrates on charges of bribery.

Romanian Court Rejects Preventive Arrest Of Pwr Plant Turceni GM

16:02, 19 Nov. 2008
The general manager of Romanian state-run thermal power producer Turceni, Dumitru Cristea, who was detained Tuesday for 24 hours for abuse of office, will be released after the Courthouse in Gorj, southern Romania, rejected Wednesday afternoon the prosecutors’ preventive arrest proposal.

Spanish Youngster Arrested For Racism Against Romanians

20:26, 14 Oct. 2008
Spanish police charged an 18-year-old national with instigation of violence and racism, following the youngster’s web post on a contest with the theme “who hits the most Romanians,” Spanish news agency Europa Press reported Tuesday.

Two Romanian Women Arrested In Greece For Alleged Prostitution Network Affiliation

17:03, 19 Iul. 2008
Two Romanian women aged 22 were arrested by police officers in Attica, Greece, on suspicion of affiliation with a prostitution network luring foreign women to Greece for prostitution, Greek publication Kathimerini informed Saturday.

Spanish Police Arrest Ten Romanians On Suspicion Of Credit Card Forgery

16:47, 04 Iul. 2008
Thirteen people, including Romanian nationals, were arrested in Tarragona, northern Spain, on suspicion of selling in Romania various products purchased with forged cards, Spanish daily ABC cited police sources as saying.

Police Detains Two Suspects In Murder Of Underworld Head, E Romania

12:23, 11 Iun. 2008
Police Tuesday evening arrested two suspects in the killing of Marian Ivan, known as one of the heads of the underworld in Romania’s eastern town of Galati, who died Sunday night after he was stabbed in the neck outside a local bar.

Romanian National Arrested In Italy, Confesses To Murdering Italian Couple

14:42, 25 Apr. 2008
Romanian national Claudiu Stoleru, 20, was arrested Thursday night by Italian police in Civitavecchia, after he confessed he had murdered a couple Wednesday in Lugagnano di Sona, ANSA news agency cited Italian investigators as saying.