Romanian Police

Romanian policemen participate for three months alongside Bulgarian police officers in public safety activities in Bansko resort in Bulgaria, a release of the Romanian Police Inspectorate General (IGPR) sent to AGERPRES on Monday informs.

The Bucharest Appeal Court on Friday rejected a Turkish request to extradite a Turkish journalist, Kamil Demirkaya, known for his criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.

Romanian police detained Demirkaya on December 5 on the basis of a warrant issued by the Ankara authorities.

Romanian police detained a Turkish journalist, Kamil Demirkaya, on Wednesday and brought him before the Court of Appeal in Bucharest, where he faces extradition to Turkey on the basis of a warrant issued by Ankara authorities.

A Romanian police raid on Thursday revealed that thousands of Moldovans have paid for fake addresses to get citizenship of EU-member Romania and an official residence in Bucharest.

Bilateral cooperation in the security area and the future Romanian presidency of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union were among the topics tackled by Interior Minister Carmen Dan with Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.

Romanian police confirmed on Tuesday night that a Romanian citizen detained for questioning in the case of TV journalist Viktoria Marinova's slaying was released by authorities in Bulgaria.

Bulgarian police had announced earlier on Tuesday that the man arrested on Monday night in Ruse was to be released because his alibi was credible.

Police in Costa Rica on Wednesday arrested two Romanian former officials who took refuge in the Central American country after being sentenced to jail for corruption in their country.

Elena Udrea and Alina Bica are said to have been arrested in Costa Rica after the local police enforced a request of Interpol, the website sitiooij.poder-judicial.go.cr informs.

Bucharest, Aug 14 /Agerpres/ - The man who stole the gun off the woman gendarme injured in the protests of Friday night in Victory Square in Bucharest was identified and taken for hearings, a detainment ordinance in his name being issued, while investigations continue to find the stolen gun and to identify the other participants in the aggression, the Bucharest Police announced.

Several cyber-crime cases dismantled by Romanian police in cooperation with international law enforcement show that the Eastern European country is still a hub for cyber-related crime.

Italian and Romanian police recently dismantled a cybercrime gang that stole 1 million euros from hundreds of customers of two major European banks, Europol announced on Thursday.