Crime

Independent candidate Funar wants to turn Rahova Penitentiary into 'a work camp'

Independent candidate for Romania's president Gheorghe Funar said Monday that as soon as he is elected head of state he intends to turn Rahova Penitentiary into 'a work camp,' which means that those who 'turned the national economy into rack and ruin' and will end up in the penitentiaries 'will have to work, instead of just sit in front of the TV or play computer games.'

Ploiesti-based Lukoil refinery resumes marketing of finished products

The Ploiesti-based Lukoil refinery, which restarted its installations on October 10, one week after having halted operations following an investigation conducted by the Prosecution Office attached to the Ploiesti Court of Appeal, this Monday resumed the marketing of finished products.

Candidate Melescanu says never been intelligence officer, either under cover or openly

Teodor Melescanu, an independent candidate running for President of Romania in this November's elections, said on Thursday President Traian Basescu's statement about an alleged undercover intelligence officer among the presidential hopefuls is a criminal offence punishable by law. In the context, Melescanu said he is not and he has never been an undercover officer.

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