The DNA started the criminal prosecution against Romanian Senate head Tariceanu

The president of the Senate, Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, is prosecuted by the National Anticorruption Directorate for the offences of perjury and favoring of the perpetrator.

The prosecutors have started the criminal investigation against him in a case regarding the alleged unlawful restitution of a plot of land located in Snagov forest and Baneasa Farm.

The DNA claims that Tariceanu lied when he was heard on April 15 in this case.

“Thus, the suspect Popescu Tăriceanu Călin falsely mentioned that he did not know about the purchasing of the successional rights of Al României Paul by Silberstein Tal, Truică Remus and others and that he did not discussed with Truică Remus about the notary taxes. Also, he claimed that he did not have a close relationship and did not keep in touch with the defendants Andronic Dan Cătălin and Silberstein Tal, with whom he had only met occasionally, and that he only found out about this file from the media, as result of DNA press releases. He also indicated that he did not introduce Tal Silberstein to other politicians from Romania.

He also claimed that he did not have a close relationship with the defendant Marcovici Marius, also hiding that he was not aware about his relationship with the defendant Tal Silberstein.

These statements are not consistent with the truth and they are contradicted with the evidence administrated in this case (statements of witnesses, suspects and other means of evidence),” said the DNA in a statement.

In the same case, the DNA has started the criminal prosecution against three Israeli businessman, including billionaire „Beny” Steinmetz.

Romanian businesman Remus Truica is also investigated, alongside media owner Dan Andronic.

The DNA said these businessmen had set up a criminal group so as to help defendant Al Romaniei Paul Philippe with the restitution of some assets that were unlawfully claimed from the state.