The prosecutors in Romania start criminal proceedings against the former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu – lawyer

The Romanian prosecutors opened criminal proceedings against the ultra -nationalist politician Călin Georgescu on Wednesday, who won the first round of the annulled presidential election in 2024.

Georgescu was stopped by the police in Bucharest traffic and brought to the general prosecutor's office for survey. The public prosecutor announced that he would carry out 47 searches of people and associations, including those of a group that was associated with Horațiu Potra, the security manager of Georgescu and a former mercenary, which has been associated with Georgescu in a more comprehensive criminal investigation into several potential crimes, including campaign financing and against the constitutional order.

The public prosecutor claims that Georgescu has supported sympathizers of the iron guard, a fascist and anti -Semitic movement before World War II, which is illegal under Romanian law. Georgescu was also interviewed last November after the financing of his meteoric and polarizing political campaign. The authorities examine his campaign finances after he has explained “zero editions” despite widespread social media advertising. In the 2024 elections, the right -wing extremist value increased to the victory with 23 percent of the vote before the constitutional court in Romania canceled the results abruptly. Declassified Intelligence referred to a sophisticated operation of Russia to support Georgescu, the Tikok algorithms and non-declared funds to increase his campaign used a crafts that Georgescu has violated.

The supporters of Georgescu, including members of the right -wing extremist party of young people, gathered in front of the general prosecutor's office to protest. After leaving the public prosecutor, Georgescu described the investigation as a politically motivated attack. “We are people, we are power. We won't kneel in front of anyone, ”he said. On social media, he accused the Romanian government of staging a “formalized coup d'Etat” in order to prevent his participation in the election of the May election. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu defended the judicial independence and explained that the law must be applied independently of people. The US Vice President JD Vance criticized Romania's legal proceedings at the Munich Security Conference and said: “If we cancel elections in European courts and threaten high -ranking civil servants, we should ask ourselves whether we are sticking to an appropriate standard.” Tech Mogul Elon Musk repeated this feeling and named the constitutional court of the Romanian constitutional court as “tyrant”.

Romania was immersed in political chaos after the court canceled the results of the first round of the 2024 elections that Georgescu had won. The verdict was hit both right-wing extremists and ProEu reformists with setbacks, which accused the founding parties of manipulating the judiciary to keep power. The new election is planned for May 4 with a drain on May 18. Elena Lasconi, who was supposed to compete in the canceled descent Georgescu, warned that he could continue to ignite an already volatile political landscape before running. While the international exam is increasing, the upcoming election of Romania will be a decisive test for the country's democracy.