Elena Udrea

The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted on Saturday Elena Udrea's request to attend on Monday the Chamber of Deputies' sitting that will debate and vote on two requests to prosecute and remand her on new counts in the Bute Boxing Gala case.

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MP Elena Udrea on Wednesday showed up at the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) to substantiate her denunciation against acting head of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) Florian Coldea.

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Upon entering the building, Udrea said she will sustain the denunciation.

Romania's High Court has placed the former minister and presidential candidate Elena Udrea under arrest for 30 days facing three charges of influence peddling.

Prosecutors say Udrea received money to help a private firm extend its contract with the state for the lease of Microsoft IT licenses for schools in 2009. Her former husband, Dorin Cocos, is under arrest on similar charges.

The High Court of Cassation and Justice has decided, on Wednesday, to place under preventive arrest for a period of 30 days deputy Elena Udrea in the Microsoft case.

Deputy Elena Udrea being brought to the headquarters of the High Court of Cassation and Justice on Wednesday afternoon
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Apart from former Communications Minister Gabriel Sandu and businessman Dorin Cocos, the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) too took advantage of the amounts assigned by the Ministry of Communications for Microsoft software licenses, with PDL benefiting from the payment of election materials, argue the anti-corruption prosecutors in the report where they request Elena Udrea's remand in custody.

Former Minister of Regional Development and Tourism MP Elena Udrea on Wednesday was brought before the Supreme Court of Justice and Cassation, where judges are expected to consider a request from the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) that Udrea be remanded in custody for her involvement in the Microsoft case.

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Elena Udrea, former Minister of Regional Development and Tourism, currently a deputy in the Romanian Parliament, was remanded in custody on Tuesday evening by prosecutors with the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) in the Microsoft case.

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Romania's anti-corruption Department, DNA, on Tuesday started grilling Elena Udrea over two corruption claims. The former tourism minister and current MP now faces arrest.

She is suspected of money-laundering and of issuing false statements after allegedly failing to declare money she received in 2010 from her then husband, which she was legally required to do as a lawmaker.

The Chamber of Deputies approved the arrest of former minister Elena Udrea, MP in several secret votes late on Monday night.

Elena Udrea addressing the Chamber of Deputies before the Monday vote to approve her investigation and arrest
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The centre-right opposition Popular Movement Party, PMP, elected a new leader at a congress on Sunday in the Romanian capital.

Eugen Tomac, 34, received over 90 per cent of the delegates to the congress. In his first speech, Tomac said he was convinced that the party could win the next elections and "make Romania stay proud among the EU countries".