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Romanian anticorruption prosecutors Tuesday morning detained television station owner Dan Diaconescu and TV producer Doru Parv for 24 hours, after the two were charged with blackmail on Monday.

Romanian anticorruption prosecutors on Monday officially charged private television station owner Dan Diaconescu with blackmail in a corruption case opened in February 2010.

Romanian labor minister Paul Pacuraru was officially charged with bribery Friday, and the minister went to the National Anticorruption Department to hear the charges brought against him, official sources told MEDIAFAX.