HALISTER1: Ex-Romanian Premier Ponta Placed Under Judicial Control in Probe

Ex-Romanian Premier Ponta Placed Under Judicial Control in Probe

(Bloomberg) -- Former Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta probed for influence peddling and complicity in money laundering in fresh investigation targeting his term as head of Social Democratic Party, anti-corruption prosecutors say in statement on their website.
  • Ponta, who denies wrongdoing, allegedly received EU220,000 from businessman in exchange for place on party’s list of candidates for 2012 parliamentary elections
  • NOTE: Ponta must report to police regularly, can’t leave country while under judicial control
  • NOTE: Prosecutors Step Up Pressure in Romania Graft Fight, Kovesi Says
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