Romania’s former anti-corruption chief bid for EU public prosecutor dented

Laura Codruta Kovesi, Romania’s former chief anti-corruption prosecutor, could see her bid to win the role of European Union public prosecutor damaged by a widely-criticised agency tasked with investigating magistrates, she said late on Wednesday.

Just days after it was revealed she was the leading contender for the EU post, the agency has subpoenaed Kovesi for hearings as a suspect in an unspecified case.

“This subpoena is the strongest evidence to date that the special unit to investigate judges and prosecutors is a political weapon,” Ionel Danca, spokesman of the opposition Liberal Party said in a Facebook post.

Via Reuters

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