Deputies Chamber approves request for MP Vreme criminal prosecution

The lower Deputies' Chamber at a plenary sitting on Monday passed a 153 to 110 vote to approve the request made by the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) to start the criminal prosecution of independent deputy Valerian Vreme, Chamber Secretary Ion Marcel Ciolacu announced.

The vote was secret, with Vreme being the only deputy to address the debates.

Romanian Prosecutor General Tiberiu Nitu communicated Justice Minister Robert Cazanciuc on Sept. 30 the DNA report requesting the start of procedures for beginning the criminal prosecution of senior officials Ecaterina Andronescu, Serban Mihailescu, Dan Nica, Valerian Vreme, Adriana Ticau, Gabriel Sandu, Daniel Funeriu, Alexandru Athanasiu and Mihai Tanasescu.

The DNA sent the Parliament a request for approving the start of criminal prosecution against Valerian Vreme, being probed into in the case of the IT licences. He is accused of abuse of position during the time he served as a communications minister, i.e. Sept. 2010 — Feb. 2012.AGERPRES/