2024-05-24 08:13:37
Two former senior officers of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) are being investigated for accepting a bribe following a tip-off from a neighborhood businessman. The previous first deputy director of the Romanian intelligence, Florian Koldia, and the previous basic of the SRI, Dumitru Dumbrava, are topic to judicial management, Romanian media reported, quoted by BTA.
The Nationwide Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) is investigating the 2 former high-ranking intelligence officers following a tip-off from businessman Katalin Hideg. He informed Antena 3 TV yesterday that Koldya and Dumbrava requested him via an middleman for the sum of 600,000 euros to settle a suspended sentence in a case through which he was sentenced to 4 years in jail at first occasion for misuse of European funds.
The previous first deputy of the director of the Romanian intelligence, Florian Koldia, was registered yesterday on the anti-corruption prosecutor’s workplace for 15 hours. Based on judicial sources cited by Agerpress, Koldya is topic to a measure of judicial management and a assure of 500,000 lei (over BGN 196,000).
Former intelligence basic Dumitru Dumbrava can also be below judicial assessment, in addition to lawyer Doru Traila, who’s being investigated because the alleged intermediary within the switch of the bribe.
The businessman Catalin Hideg is the proprietor of the corporate “Sanimed Worldwide” and was sentenced in February by the Bucharest Tribunal to 4 years in jail successfully for utilizing paperwork with false content material and cash laundering in a case of misuse of European funds price 3 million euros. For the time being, the case is within the enchantment section, Agerpress explains.
Yesterday, the businessman spoke to Antena 3 TV about his conferences with Basic Dumbrava and lawyer Doru Traila and the following negotiation concerning the quantity for which the 2 generals “will take him as a shopper”. Based on the businessman, the sum of 700,000 euros together with VAT was initially requested. however ultimately they agreed on 600,000 euros. In alternate for the cash, he was promised a conditional sentence. He mentioned that he paid a primary installment of 100,000 euros, however after not having extra funds, he was threatened criticism within the anti-corruption prosecutor’s workplace and over 20 information “with clear proof” in opposition to the individuals who threatened him, informs Agerpress.