Law enforcement in Romania

DNA's Bologa: Some of the people investigated have larger amounts than the DNA budget

National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) Chief Prosecutor Crin Bologa said on Monday that hiding assets obtained through corruption is being done "in increasingly sophisticated ways," and some of the people under investigation have higher amounts of money than the budget of the National Anticorruption Directorate.

Anti-corruption authority moves to initiate prosecution of former Environment Minister Alexe for bribe-taking

The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) asked the General Prosecutor's Office to notify President Klaus Iohannis for the start of the criminal investigation of the former Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests Costel Alexe - currently president of the Iasi County Council - for bribe-taking and inciting embezzlement.

Oracle Romania Country leader Mindrutescu accused of bribe taking worth over 800,000 euro

Country leader of Oracle Romania Sorin Mindrutescu is accused by the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) of bribe taking worth 869,413 euro from the representatives of some companies in the IT area, in return for making available favorable offers on the products marketed by Oracle, for the respective companies to participate in public tenders organized by various state institutions or wit

DNA prosecutors endorse notification of CCR on OUG 7/2019 and request starting a conflict of constitutional nature

The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutors convened on Tuesday in a General Assembly meeting and decided to endorse the demarches to notify the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) regarding Government Emergency Ordinance (OUG) No.7/2019 and trigger a legal conflict of constitutional nature between the Government and the judicial authority.

Section for Magistrates' Investigation:Accreditation of idea that prosecutors act as 'a firing squad' - a dangerous pressure

The Special Section for Magistrates' Investigation argues that the speculations that surfaced in the press regarding the political influences regarding the case opened on the name of Laura Codruta Koves "represent serious and totally unfounded attacks" and the accreditation of the idea that the section takes action as "a firing squad" has "an extremely dangerous pressure" over prosecuto

JusMin Toader on Superior Council of Magistracy's proposal on appointing chief prosecutors: Laws already adopted

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader told AGERPRES on Thursday, in connection with the proposal of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) to change the procedure for the appointment and dismissal of chief prosecutors, that the Justice laws have already been adopted.

"The laws have already been adopted!," Minister Tudorel Toader said.

DNA: It is time to voice concern over prosecutors' independence status being affected

Anti-corruption prosecutors are voicing their concern that the prosecutors' independence status might be affected.

The reaction of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) comes in the context of the decision of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) concerning the obligation of Romania's President to issue an order removing from office the head of DNA.

JusMin Toader says there is no CCR decision that is not observed

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader mentioned on Thursday that there is no decision of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) which doesn't produce legal effects and isn't observed, a statement made in the context in which the CCR established that there is a conflict between powers regarding the denial to remove from office the chief prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Dire

Judicial Inspection announces disciplinary investigation of chief anti-graft prosecutor Kovesi

The Judicial Inspection (IJ) announced on Wednesday that it was pursuing disciplinary action against chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi over the prosecutor's appointment to a control team of a magistrate in an obvious state of incompatibility.

Romanian Intelligence Service releases cooperation protocol with Supreme Court Prosecution Office

The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) on Friday released on its website the protocol of cooperation with the Prosecution Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice (PICCJ) regarding the two institutions' fulfilling their tasks regarding national security.

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