Former FinMin Valcov admits 1.5 million euro bribe, Supreme Court rejects his arrest

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Romania's Supreme Court) rejected on Tuesday the request of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) to arrest former Finance Minister Darius Valcov. DNA can appeal this ruling.

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The DNA report in support of the arrest pending trial mentioned that Valcov has admitted he had received a 1.5 million euro bribe from a businessman, cash and through payments to companies. Charges against him include financial operations using information he got in his official capacity.

The former minister is already under arrest since April 2 in another corruption case, concerning his previous position of mayor of Slatina.

The media bureau of the Senate denied on Tuesday evening that the Senate Chair had received Darius Valcov's resignation from the upper chamber of the Parliament; a release of the bureau thus answered reporters' questions on this matter. AGERPRES