Cătălin Voicu (born 21 March 1965) is a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party, and member of Parliament of Romania in 2004–2008 and 2008–2012 legislature. Voicu was adviser of the President of Romania, Ion Iliescu, from 2000 until 2004.
Controversies
editOn 10 December 2009, Voicu was invited for questioning by the National Anticorruption Directorate. He was later arrested and investigated for corruption and trafficking in influence. The main accusations were based on phone calls between him and various other individuals.[1] After almost 16 months of preventive detention, on 19 July 2010, he was released from jail.[2] In June 2012 he was sentenced to five years in a traffic of influence case.[3][4] The prosecutors considered that he had built up "a criminal network based on bribery, intimidation, and extortion".[5] On 22 April 2013 he was convicted to 7 years in prison.[6] After serving time at the Găești Penitenciary, he was eliberated in February 2016 for writing books in jail.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ [1] Archived 2012-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, Report: Romania, Chapter: IV. Governance issues
- ^ [2] Senator released from preventive arrest
- ^ [3] Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Former MP, former judge, and two Romanian businessmen got jail time for influence peddling
- ^ "Romanian Senator Cătălin Voicu sentenced to five years in traffic of influence case". HotNews. June 1, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Former Romanian PM suffers gunshot wound hours after prison sentencing
- ^ Cătălin Voicu, condamnat definitiv la 7 ani de închisoare cu executare. Omul de afaceri Marius Locic - 4 ani cu executare / Fostul judecător Florin Costiniu și afaceristul Costel Cășuneanu - câte 4 ani cu suspendare", Hotnews, April 22, 2013
- ^ Slămnoiu, Corina (February 12, 2016). "Cătălin Voicu a fost eliberat. Decizia este definitivă. Tribunalul Dâmbovița i-a luat în calcul cărțile scrise în închisoare". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved November 5, 2023.
External links
edit- Senator Cătălin Voicu Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Corruption
- Cătălin Voicu released form custody: "I’m completely innocent!"[permanent dead link]
- Anticorruption prosecutors ask for Senator Cătălin Voicu to be re-arrested
- Corruption - Cătălin Voicu bientôt arrêté?
- Rumänien: Machtkampf und Schlammschlacht unter korrupten Politikern