Laura Codruta Kovesi

Judge Toni Grebla resigned on Wednesday from the Constitutional Court of Romania, the Court announced in a media release. Grebla personally communicated his decision to the plenum of the Court, which acknowledged it; the President of the Court then took notice of the termination of Grebla's tenure.

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Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) judge Toni Grebla has arrived, on Wednesday, at the headquarters of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) regarding the case in which he is accused of several crimes and in which the approval for his preventive arrest was requested.

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Head of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi sent Romania's Prosecutor-general the papers needed for the notification of the Chamber of Deputies in connection with the request for the start of the prosecution of deputy Elena Udrea, who, at the time when the suspected crimes were perpetrated, was filling the position of Minister of Regional Development and Tourism.

Prime Minister and Social Democratic Party (PSD) Chairman Victor Ponta on Saturday said he had never talked with any politician about the appointment of the prosecutor-in-chief of the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA), Laura Codruta Kovesi. Consequently, he added, he had not talked about such an appointment with Elena Udrea, either.

Deputy Elena Udrea on Friday evening in an interview to Hotnews announced she filed a denunciation with the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) against current Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) interim director Florian Coldea.

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Chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi said on Friday that she is waiting to see the final form of the draft budget that will be referred to Parliament, adding that overnight she received an email on this issue from Finance Ministry representatives.

Chief Prosecutor of the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi said on Wednesday that only 17 percent of the institution's cases were opened following an ex-officio notification based on mass-media information, journalistic investigations or information from intelligence services, and that most of the notifications came from citizens and public institution

Head prosecutor of the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA), Laura Codruta Kovesi, stated that there are over 4,800 cases open with the DNA, among them large, complex, cases, that target people with important positions.

Chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi has submitted to the attorney general a request for a criminal investigation of former Interior Minister Cristian David in relation to bribe taking and money laundering. The request should be forwarded to President Traian Basescu.