PM Ponta, ForMin Corlatean condemn violent attack on young Romanian in France

Prime Minister Victor Ponta says that harsh punishment is required for acts like the June 13 attack against a young Romanian, brutally beaten by several person in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, north of Paris.

Ponta mentioned on Tuesday evening the discussion he had earlier in the day with his French counterpart, who confirmed the condemnation of such acts by top French officials.

The French embassy in Bucharest also highlighted on Tuesday the reaction of French President Francois Hollande and of Prime Minister Manuel Valls, who denounced the violence and asked the competent authorities to identify and indict the perpetrators.

Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Titus Corlatean also voiced his outrage; he added that he was displeased by the fact that the Romanian embassy has been informed by media, not by French authorities about the attack on the young Romanian. The latter is in coma in a hospital in Paris, after 12 people beat him on suspicions of housebreaking, according to AFP.

France Presse also quoted the prosecutor in charge of the case, Sylvie Moisson, who asserted, 'It was a savage act, a mob justice act attributable to several individuals. The motive was personal revenge.' AGERPRES