Adriean Videanu released; Alina Bica, Dorin and Alin Cocos still in custody

The High Court of Cassation and Justice has decided to release from custody the ex-Minister of Economy Adriean Videanu, currently under investigation by the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA), in a file in which the ex-Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) Alina Bica also has a major role.

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The Court admitted an appeal filed by Adriean Videanu against the January 31 decision to hold him in custody, and placed him, in exchange, under a judicial review measure for the next 60 days.

Alina Bica, Dorin and Alin Cocos remain under arrest.

As the Court decision dictates, as long as the judicial review period lasts, Videanu must respect a series of obligations, such as going to the Bucharest Police 12th Precinct any time when they call him; he must not leave Romanian territory, unless the Court gives him permission; he must not meet with co-defendants Alina Bica, Alin Cocos, Dorin Cocos and Florentin Mihailescu, or to witness Mihai Cristian Atanasoaiei and he must not communicate with them, either directly or indirectly.

'Based on article 204, paragraph 12 of the Criminal Procedure Code, we release defendant from custody Adrian Videanu, by canceling the No. 10/U warrant in his name, issued on January 31, 2015, by the rights and liberties judge of the High Court of Cassation and Justice ? the Criminal Section, in th file No. 409/2015, unless he is not arrested in another case," showed the court decision.

DNA claims that, over 2011-2012, Dorin Cocos promised, claimed and received, from the beneficiary of some undue rights, the total amount of 16 million euros, in several tranches, in exchange for his exerting influence on two members of the...