National Anticorruption Directorate

The head of Romania's National Agency for Integrity (ANI) Horia Georgescu resigned on accusations of abuse of office during his tenure at the Central Commission for Compensations.

Georgescu handed his resignation, which is going to be registered at the Cabinet of the Romanian Senate President later on Tuesday, AGERPRES news agency reports.

The chief of Romania's National Integrity Agency (ANI) Horia Georgescu has been taken into custody by prosecutors of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) on Monday.

Georgescu was transferred to the detention facility of Bucharest prison after having been heard at the DNA office, AGERPRES news agency reports.

Prosecutors of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) have taken into custody on Monday Horia Georgescu, the head of the National Integrity Agency (ANI).

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Georgescu has been transferred to the detention facility of the Bucharest Police.

President Klaus Iohannis asks Prime Minister Victor Ponta to start procedure of revoking Darius Valcov from Finances minister.

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The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) chief-prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi asked the Prosecutor General to notify the Romanian Senate for the approval of the remand and pre-trial detention of Senator Dan Sova on three counts of accessory to office abuse.

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The chief-prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi said on Thursday night that there wasn't any pressure on her on behalf of any politician, because she doesn't speak to them and believes that there is no politician in Romania who would dare to call her and ask her about the criminal cases.

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Deputy Oana Mizil was brought on Thursday on a warrant to the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) to be heard by the prosecutors.

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Mizil is a target in the case where searches are being conducted at the Bucharest Sector 5 Mayor's Office and mayor Marian Vanghelie's home, judicial sources informed.

Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva announced on Tuesday that Romania's top anti-corruption officials will visit Bulgaria in March at her invitation.

Horia Georgescu, the President of Romania's National Integrity Agency, which represents the country's anti-corruption body, will visit Bulgaria on March 24 and 25, daily Dnevnik reports.

The values the Romanian anticorruption body (DNA) has seized in 2014 were over 303 million euros, which is over 13 times the annual budget of the National Anticorruption Directorate, said on Tuesday the DNA Chief Prosecutor, Laura Codruta Kovesi when presenting this body's annual activity Report.

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Searches by anticorruption prosecutors were in progress at several companies on Monday morning, including 2K Telecom, owned by the brother of deputy Sebastian Ghita, judiciary sources told AGERPES.

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