Romanian Appeals Court Orders Pro-Russian Figure Detained for 30 Days in Fraud Case
Prosecutors say he and two others took €1.1 million from a businessman by falsely promising access to a €15 million credit line.
- On Tuesday, the Bucharest Court of Appeals ordered former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu held for 30 days, reversing a prior ruling that placed him under judicial control while prosecutors pursue a fraud investigation.
- Prosecutors allege Georgescu and two other suspects defrauded a businessman of €1.1 million by falsely promising access to a €15 million credit line from a foreign financial institution, prompting the detention request.
- Georgescu also faces two separate trials involving charges of attempting to disrupt national security and promoting illegal 1930s fascist ideology, compounding legal pressure beyond the current fraud case.
- Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the Bucharest courthouse on Tuesday, crying and offering flowers as Georgescu exited, demonstrating persistent loyalty despite the detention order.
- Romania canceled its 2024 presidential election over suspected Russian interference, with the re-run won by President Nicusor Dan, underscoring the intense political sensitivity surrounding Georgescu's current legal proceedings.
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The former Romanian presidential candidate, Kalina Georgescu, was arrested for 30 days on suspicion of fraud amounting to more than 1.1 million euros, as stated in the decision of the Bucharest Court; the former Romanian Presidential candidate, Kalin Georgescu, was placed under provisional arrest for 30 days and handed over to RIA News; the decision was taken by the Court of Appeal of Bucharest. The Romanian Prosecutor for Organized Crime and Te…
Călin Georgescu was raised from his home in Mogosoaia by police crews, after three judges of the Court of Appeal Bucharest decided on Tuesday night the preventive arrest, for 30 days, of the former candidate for president and...
Romanian court rules to detain pro-Russian former presidential candidate pending fraud probe
BUCHAREST, Sept 29 - A Romanian court ordered the detention on Tuesday of Calin Georgescu, the pro-Russian former frontrunner in a cancelled 2024 presidential election, for 30 days pending a criminal investigation for fraud. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The decision of the Court of Appeal Bucharest to arrest Calin Georgescu in the file of deception was pronounced in the absence of the former presidential candidate, who had already left the seat of the court. Meanwhile, he was taken by the policemen from his home in Mogosoaia. UPDATE, 18.30: Calin Georgescu and the policemen who ...
Călin Georgescu was arrested preventively for 30 days in the file in which he is accused of cheating with particularly serious consequences and constituted an organized criminal group. Article Călin Georgescu, arrested preventively for 30 days. Guards of protection at the Central Arrest appear first in Romania TV.
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Romanian appeals court orders pro-Russian figure detained for 30 days in fraud case
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian appeals court on Tuesday ordered pro-Russian former politician Calin Georgescu, who topped the polls in the first round of Romania’s 2024 canceled presidential election, to be placed under pretrial detention for 30 days in a fraud case.
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