Romanian prime minister under investigation

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta is investigated on suspicion of crimes including forgery, money-laundering, conflict of interest and tax evasion.

Izvor: B92

Friday, 05.06.2015.

12:56

Default images
(Beta/AP, file)

Romanian prime minister under investigation

The agency noted that prosecutors "made a series of high-profile arrests in recent months in what remains one of the poorest and most graft-addled countries in the European Union."

"I came to the DNA (the Anti-Corruption Agency) like a normal person. I didn't give them any statement," ," Ponta told reporters on Friday. Asked whether he would resign, he said: "At the DNA, we don't do politics."

The finance minister in Ponta's cabinet "resigned in March after corruption cases were launched against him, while his father-in-law and other senior lawmakers are also under investigation," Reuters said.

Ponta, who served as a prosecutor before becoming prime minister in 2012, "faces general election late next year and his government is currently pushing a series of disputed tax cuts through parliament," the agency reported, and added that "the shock announcement" today "came shortly before the opposition filed a no-confidence vote against Ponta's left-leaning government."

Last year, Ponta had to give up his doctoral title, two and a half years after he was accused of plagiarizing his PhD.

Komentari 2

Pogledaj komentare

2 Komentari

Možda vas zanima

Drama na nebu, hitno podignuti borbeni avioni 3
Svet

Drama na nebu, hitno podignuti borbeni avioni

Ruski vojni avion juče je nakratko narušio vazdušni prostor Švedske istočno od baltičkog ostrva Gotland, nakon čega su ga presreli švedski borbeni avioni, saopštile su danas oružane snage te nordijske zemlje.

13:01

15.6.2024.

1 d

Podeli: