The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) admitted a request of the General Prosecution to reopen the criminal investigation against former president Ion Iliescu about the death of four people during the miners' raid of June 13-15, 1990. That is a part of the miners' raid case in which Ion Iliescu was indicted in June 2007, by former prosecutor Dan Voinea, for participating in a serious homicide, next to Mihai Chitac, former interior minister, and his deputy, general Gheorghe Andrita, in the night of June 13-15, 1990. Later on, in December 2007, the then general prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi, denied beginning a criminal investigation against the former president and, in October 2008, prosecutors of the Penal Investigation and Forensics Section of the General Prosecution decided not to begin the criminal investigation against Ion Iliescu. Mention should be made that the main body of the miners' raid file was sent to court by military prosecutors in June 2017, Ion Iliescu being accused, next to Petre Roman, Miron Cozma, Gelu Voican Voiculescu and Virgil Magureanu for crimes against humanity. In December 2020, magistrates of the High Court of Cassation and Justice decided to return the file to the Military Prosecution, to start from scratch the criminal investigation after all evidence gathered by prosecutors were canceled. Military prosecutors said, that on June 11 and 12, 1990, state authorities decided to begin a violent attack against demonstrators who were in University Square, Bucharest, to militate mainly for the adoption of point 8 of Timisoara Proclamation and peacefully expressed their political opinions, in contradiction with those of the majority of people who made up political power at that moment. Forces of the Interior Ministry, National Defense Ministry, SRI and over 10,000 miners and other workers from several areas of the country participate in the attack. According to the Military Prosecution, the attack began in the morning of June 13, 1990 with the following consequences: the killing of 4 people, the physical attack of 1,388 people, the arrest of 1,250 people for political reasons. Former president Ion Iliescu was accused by military prosecutors of being the one who ordered the forced evacuation of demonstrators in University Square, by using workers from big enterprises in Bucharest.
Homedit, a Romanian brand of premium furniture and home décor, announces the official opening of its first showroom, located in an interwar house in central Bucharest ("The Bamboo House”, located at No.3, Dumbrava Roșie St.). With a total investment of approximately EUR 12 million, the business was founded in 2016 as an online store by […]
The 32nd edition of the Sibiu International Theatre Festival (FITS) begins on Friday, June 20, bringing over 5,000 artists from 82 countries to the city. The events will take place over ten days and will transform the city into an "open-air stage, with large-scale productions, impressive installations, parades, fire shows, live music, aerial dances, and […]
The well-known science and nature channel Discovery is currently marking four decades since its global launch in 1985 with a special series titled "Discovery Changed My Life,” bringing testimonies from personalities whose vision was shaped by Discovery. Among those featured is also Romanian mountaineer and conservationist Alex Găvan. The series premieres on Sunday, June 22, […]
Meta Estate Trust (MET), a holding company operating in the real estate sector, has invested approximately EUR 2 million in a new retail park currently under development in Ciolpani, a commune located on the Bucharest–Ploiești corridor (DN1), it said. The project is scheduled to be completed and handed over to tenants this year, with an […]
Romania benefits from a series of favorable factors that facilitate the growth and expansion of data center capacity and could emerge as a developing market, according to an analysis conducted by the real estate consultancy company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. A diversified energy mix, with over 50% of energy production coming from renewable sources, along […]
The German company DEHN, a manufacturer of electrical engineering solutions for critical infrastructure, including lightning and surge protection, as well as safety equipment, will open a production site in Piteşti, southern Romania. The facility, the company's first in the country, will expand its capacities to serve customers in Europe. It fits seamlessly into the company's […]
