Chief anti-graft prosecutor Kovesi dismisses reasons for her removal as unrealistic, unprovable, ungrounded

National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi said on Tuesday at the Supreme Council of Magistrates (CSM) dismissed reasons put forward by Minister of Justice Tudorel Toader in his proposal to remove her from office as "unrealistic, untenable in any way, while some of them are simple claims that do not confirm anything from reality."

"These grounds claimed are unrealistic, untenable in any way, and ungrounded, while some of them are just claims that do not confirm anything in reality. For some of the statements that I believe are extremely serious, there is no evidence, that is why I put my rebuttal, which I will unveil, in writing as well (...) I have submitted and prepared a report on the management activity carried out in 2016 - the first half of 2017 that was handed over to the Judicial Inspection, and to which, I am convinced, the minister of justice had access, but I did not find any of my arguments in the arguments that he presented," Kovesi said.

The Prosecution Section of the Supreme Council of Magistrates considered on Tuesday a request from Toader for the removal from office of Kovesi. AGERPRES (RO - author: Eusebi Manolache, editor: Florin Marin; EN - author: Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu, editor: Rodica State)