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Romanian to make 112 emergency system more efficient after recent killing of a teenager

cde.news desk 9 August 2019, 07:32 · 2 min read

epa07748453 The portraits of kidnapped, raped and killed Romanian girl, is surrounded by wilting flowers and messages, at a makeshift memorial in front of Romanian Interior Ministry headquarters, in Bucharest, Romania, 29 July 2019, Issued on 30 July 2019. Romanian Interior Minister Nicolae Moga has announced his resignation on 30 July 2019, amid the Caracal tragedy scandal. The surprising decision comes just six days after his appointment and taking the oath, given that the MAI official had to submit the report of the police intervention and investigation on Alexandra's case later in the day. Alexandra Macesanu, a 15-year-old girl from Dobrosloveni village, Olt County, disappeared on 24 July after leaving for Caracal while hitchhiking. She was kidnapped, beaten and raped and despite she repeatedly called the emergency number 112 for three times, police was not able to locate and save her in real time, and the girl was killed by the kidnapper. The 66 years old man suspected of her murder was detained by the police, and also admitted, in front of prosecutors to the murder of Alexandra Maceasanu, as well as another young woman, Luiza Melencu, 18, who is missing since mid April 2019. Public opinion was outraged by the way Romanian authorities handled the kidnapping case. EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT

The Romanian is to take action to improve the efficiency of the 112 emergency help line after the recent uproar following the kidnapping and killing of a teenage Romania girl. A killing that resulted in several resignation from the government among them of the Minister of Interior.

The Romanian Government wants to implement a system for locating the victims with greater accuracy, and to train the 112 dispatchers better. Moreover, in the following 3-5 years, the authorities plan to set up integrated dispatch centres in each region.

Romania Secretary of State Raed Arafat, chairman of the inter-ministerial committee in charge with improving the 112 emergency call system, presented a set of 14 measures aimed at making the 112 service more efficient.

These include that those who purchase prepaid phone cards may also be required to give their personal data, so that in cases of maximum emergency the authorities can identify the caller.

The suspect in Alexandra's kidnap and murder case — Romanian police officers escort the alleged suspect (C) at Dolj county court, Romania, 27 July 2018, after the man was accused of kidnapping a 15 year old girl, who is now confirmed by forensics to have been killed, in the southern city of Caracal, Romania. Alexandra a 15-year-old girl, disappeared on 25 July 2019 hitchhiking to Caracal. Media reports on 28 July 2019 that despite making three emergency calls telling police where she was being held and she had been abducted by a car driver Alexandra’s calls went unheeded. Romanian police did not search the property until 19 hours after the girl’s last call finding human remains and jewellery. EPA-EFE/BOGDAN DANSECU

The authorities’ decision to improve the 112 system came after the murder of 15-year old Alexandra Macesanu.

She managed to call 112 one day after she was kidnapped but the authorities intervened too slowly, and Alexandra was killed by her kidnapper. This brought to light, among other things, the fact that the 112 system in Romania can’t provide an exact location of the caller.

Via The Romanian Insider / DIGI24

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