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AFP: Romania court delays graft verdict against ex-PM

December 26, 2011

(BUCHAREST) - Romania's supreme court said on Wednesday it was postponing its verdict in a graft case against former prime minister Adrian Nastase until next week.Nastase's trial case is being closely followed by the European Union in order to assess the progress made by Romania to reform its justice system, with a number of corruption cases before the courts.A spokesman for

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