Alina Bica

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) decided to suspend the execution of the sentence in the case of former head of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) Alina Bica, in the case in which she was prosecuted for committing the offense of favoring the offender and convicted to 4 years in prison.

The Prosecutors' Section of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) on Tuesday greenlighted to the proposal of the Minister of Justice, Tudorel Toader, to appoint Giorgiana Hosu as deputy chief prosecutor of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT).

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's lawyer Veronel Radulescu stated on Thursday morning that the former Transport Minister will be brought before court after being detained by the Interpol, but, from his point of view, she will not be extradited because her daughter has Costa Rican citizenship and she cannot be separated from her mother.

Fugitive former senior officials Elena Udrea and Alina Bica of Romania were apprehended by police in Costa Rica on Wednesday night.

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.

Anti-graft prosecutors in Romania on Tuesday detained Alina Bica, the former Chief Prosecutor for Organised Crime and Terrorism, and Serban Pop, the former head of the Tax Authority, for allegedly taking bribes from a businessman to resolve a court case in his favour.

Romania's Justice Minister Robert Cazanciuc on Tuesday is set to approve the nomination of Daniel Horodniceanu as chief prosecutor at the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism, DIICOT.

The High Court of Cassation and Justice has decided to release from custody the ex-Minister of Economy Adriean Videanu, currently under investigation by the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA), in a file in which the ex-Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) Alina Bica also has a major role.

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National Liberal Party (PNL) Co-Chairman Vasile Blaga on Saturday said that Adriean Videanu resigned from the chairman office of the Liberals' organisation in Bucharest, as his party membership was also suspended, after he was placed under preventive arrest.

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