penitentiary

Romania’s National Penitentiary Administration (ANP) announced on Tuesday that the Rahova Penitentiary launched an internal investigation into the marriage of the prison’s teacher with a high profile inmate.

Romanian former General Mihai Chitac has returned to the Jilava Penitentiary’s hospital, after being released two months ago to undergo heart surgery, which could not be carried out because of its high risks.

The Romanian National Penitentiary Workers’ Union (SNLP) and the National Penitentiary Administration Union Federation (FSANP) announced Wednesday that employees in the sector will go on strike starting May 31 to protest wage, pension and social benefit cuts.

Romanian former General Mihai Chitac, sentenced to a 15-year prison term for the events in western city Timisoara in 1989, considered the precursors of the Romanian anti-communist revolution, was released Monday from jail in order to undergo surgery.