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Romanian president appoints chief prosecutors despite opposition
The appointments fill seven top prosecutorial posts as critics warn they could slow Romania’s anti-corruption efforts.
- On Wednesday, President Nicusor Dan appointed seven chief prosecutors and deputies, naming Cristina Chiriac as prosecutor general, Viorel Cerbu to lead anti-corruption unit DNA, and Codrin Miron to head organized-crime unit DIICOT.
- Justice Minister Radu Marinescu persisted with the nominations despite the judicial regulator CSM repeatedly denying endorsement, pushing forward despite opposition from civil society groups.
- Controversy centers on Chiriac, who faced accusations from civic groups of hiding evidence in a past abuse case; she denied the allegations.
- Former Justice Minister Stelian Ion called the appointments a "big mistake," while Dan defended his choices as "the right choice for the time we live in."
- Transparency International ranks Romania as one of the European Union's most corrupt states, and critics fear these appointments may slow anti-graft momentum after Brussels lifted justice monitoring in 2023.
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In Romania, the dismay of the judiciary. Romanian President Nicușor Dan signed the decrees on Wednesday, 8 April, appointing the next leaders of the country's main prosecutors. This list was very expected. In December, major demonstrations had taken place throughout the country to protest against corruption within the judicial system. But four months later, the names chosen to run the Romanian prosecutor's office caused indignation to the magist…
Președintele Nicușor Dan explicacă de ce a refuzat numirae lui Gill-Julien Grigore Iacobici ca adjunct la Direcției de Investigre a Infracțiunilor de Criminalitate Organită și Terorism (DIICOT). Tot șeful statului a accept toate celelate șapte propuneri pentru șefia marilor patchate, semnând miercuri decree de numire în funcție. Articolul Nicușor Dan explicacă de ce a refuzat numirae lui Gill-Julien Iacobici ca adjacent la DIICOT. ”Ar putea infl…
President Nicushor Dan reports that he refused to appoint Gill-Julien Grigore-Iacobici, a negative CSM, as Deputy Prosecutor-General of DIICOT for which he applied because he did not respect "the highest standards of credibility". The Presidential Administration transmitted, in an official communiqué given today, that the President signed the numbering orders for: ...
The Presidential Administration officially announced that Nicushor Dan has signed the numbering orders for the prosecutors who chose to lead the General Park, DIICOT and DNA. At the same time, the President motivated the refusal in the case of Gill-Julien Grigore-Iacobici in the case of DIICOT Deputy Prosecutors.
Romanian president appoints chief prosecutors despite opposition
Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan appointed seven chief prosecutors and deputies late on Wednesday despite opposition from civil society and the country's top judicial regulator, fuelling concerns about the waning fight against corruption.
The appointment of the heads of the major prosecutor's offices has sparked a wave of reactions on the political scene and in civil society. The head of state is criticized for accepting the PSD proposals even in the case of some prosecutors who did not obtain the SCM's approvals. The General Prosecutor's Office will be headed by Cristina Chiriac, accused of blocking the file of the former bishop of Huși, registered when he had sexual relations w…
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