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Constitutional Court Postpones Ruling On Geoana’s Dismissal As Senate Chairman

Romania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday postponed a ruling on the dismissal of Mircea Geoana from the position of Senate chairman.

Killers Of Romanian Handball Player Marian Cozma Get Life Sentences

The Veszprem County Court in western Hungary on Thursday sentenced Sandor Raffael and Gyozo Nemeth to life in prison for the murder of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, who was stabbed to death outside a nightclub in February 2009.

Romania Constitutional Court Says Govt May Adopt Education Bill Through Confidence Vote

Romania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled the Government may adopt the country’s education bill through a confidence vote in Parliament, people close to the matter said.

Romanian Court Sentences Businessman Corneliu Iacobov To 7 Years In Prison For Fraud

The Bucharest Court of Appeals sentenced Corneliu Iacobov and Toader Gaurean to seven and six years in prison, respectively, for defrauding the RAFO Onesti oil refinery.

Romanian Football Referees Remain Under Preventive Arrest, Court Ruling Definitive

Romanian football referee Marius Martis and former referee Ionica Serea, who were indicted on corruption charges in May this year, will remain under preventive arrest after the Pitesti Court of Appeals rejected their petitions against the arrest decision ruled by the Arges Court.

Romania Supreme Court Allows Omar Hayssam’s Criminal Associates To Leave Country

Romania’s Supreme Court Tuesday evening ruled that Omar Mukhles and Omar Mahmoud, brothers of Syrian terrorism convict Omar Hayssam, as well as Mustafa Tartoussi, owner of Iman T cargo ship Hayssam allegedly used to flee Romania, are free to leave the country.

Romania High Court To Rule On Senator’s Request For Court Supervised Release Monday

Romania’s Supreme Court will rule Monday on the request of social democrat senator Catalin Voicu, arrested for 30 days on corruption charges, to be released temporarily under court supervision.

Romanian Director Cristian Nemescu’s Killer Gets 6-Yr Prison Term For Negligent Homicide

The Bucharest Court of Appeals on Monday ruled British citizen Ali Imran will serve six years in prison after he was found guilty of negligent homicide in the case of the killing of Romanian director Cristian Nemescu in August 2006.

Basescu: Presidency To Appeal Ruling In Interior Min Case After Court Motivates Decision

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Friday said the presidential administration will appeal the ruling of the Bucharest Court of Appeals to suspend the decree appointing democrat liberal Vasile Blaga for interior minister, after the motivation of the court ruling is made public.

Romanian President Says Court Ruling Leaves Country Without Int Min During Elections

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday that if social democrats wanted the presidential decree appointing democrat liberal Vasile Blaga for interior minister suspended to leave the country without an interior minister during elections, they have unfortunately succeeded.

Romanian Court Annuls Fin Ministry Address Regarding Magistrates’ Bonus

The Bucharest Court of Appeals on Thursday annulled an address of the Ministry of Finance informing magistrates that a 50% mental distress bonus was not included in their salaries for June, upholding an appeal of judges with the Supreme Court.

Bucharest Court Upholds Travel Ban On Becali

A Bucharest court on Tuesday upheld a travel ban on Romanian MEP George Becali, who is facing police inquiry in a kidnapping case.

Court: Becali Still Not Allowed To Leave Romania

A Bucharest court on Tuesday ruled businessman and politician Gigi Becali is not allowed to leave Romania, pending a trial in which Becali faces charges of kidnapping.

Steaua Owner Remanded Into Custody

A Bucharest court on Tuesday ruled to remand Steaua football club owner Gigi Becali into custody awaiting trial on kidnapping charges.

Romanian Court Decides To Keep Steaua Football Club Owner In Custody

The Bucharest court decided to keep Steaua football club owner Gigi Becali in custody, along four other people, after it previously ruled to place them under arrest on kidnapping charges.

Court To Rule On Steaua’s Owner Release

A Bucharest courthouse Monday started deliberations on whether to release Steaua football club owner Gigi Becali, who was arrested along four other people on charges of kidnapping.

Romanian Football Mogul Gigi Becali Arrested For Deprivation Of Freedom

Romanian football club Steaua owner Gigi Becali was placed under 29-day preventive arrest Friday morning in the case regarding the alleged kidnapping of three people who stole Becali’s car in January this year.

ICJ Ruling Does Romania Justice – President

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary that the ruling of the International Court in The Hague does Romania justice in the maritime delimitation dispute with Ukraine, adding the ruling is a great success of the Romanian Foreign Ministry.

Romanian Court Issues First Decision In Securitate Collaboration Case

The Bucharest Court wrote the first explanation for a sentence in a case involving collaboration with the communist political police, the Securitate. The case involved Dan Trancota, leader of the National Initiative Party.

Romania Court Delays Trial on Appeals Of Communist-Era Generals To 15 Yr Jail Term

Romania’s Supreme Court decided Monday to put off until January 26, 2009 the trial of the appeals of former high-ranking generals Athanasie Stanculescu and Mihai Chitac for the annulment of the sentence to 15 years in jail each for their role in killing demonstrators during the 1989 anti-communist revolution.

Romania To Pay Bulk Of Legal Expenses In Invest Fund Trial

The Bucharest Court of Appeal decided that that most of the legal expenses brought by the trial of the appeal in the case involving the crash of the National Investment Fund (FNI), worth RON548,970, would be paid by the state.

Court Rejects Sorin Oprescu’s Appeal

The challenge issued by Romanian senator Sorin Oprescu, against the decision of the Bucharest Electoral Office to reject his candidacy for Bucharest city hall, was rejected Thursday by the Bucharest Court.

Work Resumed At Romanian Steel Pipe Mkr ArcelorMittal

Employees of steel pipe maker ArcelorMittal Galati, eastern Romania, who were on strike for two days, resumed work after a court decided to suspend their protest action for 30 days, and workers will rally in front of the factory on Wednesday.

U.S. Marine DUI, Manslaughter Case Sparks Romanian Blogger Protest

Some 20 Romanian bloggers met Thursday around 16.00 local time in Bucharest’s Universitatii Square to express their dismay for the ruling in the trial where an American marine killed Romanian bass player Teo Peter in a car crash three years ago.