The raids at three properties in the central city of Brasov were based on suspicions of voter corruption, money laundering and cyber fraud
Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for presidency who won the first round of presidential elections, speaks after an interview with the Associated Press in Izvorani, Romania, on Dec. 4.Romanian prosecutors conducted raids on Saturday linked to a man suspected of illegally financing a campaign to promote Calin Georgescu’s presidential run, a day after the country’s top court annulled the elections in which the far-right candidate had won the first round.
The secret services alleged that Peschir paid US$381,000 to TikTok users to promote Georgescu content on the Chinese-owned platform. Intelligence authorities said information they obtained “revealed an aggressive promotion campaign” to increase and accelerate Georgescu’s popularity.“The charge is money laundering in connection with Georgescu’s financing,” the official said. He added Peschir will be brought to the capital Bucharest for questioning.
Without naming Georgescu, the court said one of the 13 candidates in the Nov. 24 first round had improperly received “preferential treatment” on social media, which distorted the outcome of the vote. Thirteen candidates ran in the first round presidential vote in this European Union and NATO member country, and has been gripped by myriad controversies since the first round. New dates will be set to rerun the presidential vote from scratch.
Lasconi strongly condemned the court’s decision, saying it was “illegal, immoral, and crushes the very essence of democracy” and that the second round should have gone forward.
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