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Southern Romania: Mayor of Ploiești detained in influence peddling case

October 25, 2024

The mayor of Ploiești, Andrei Volosevici, was detained on the last day of his term and accused of pressuring the director of the company handling farmers’ markets to terminate or establish rental contracts for commercial spaces.

Prosecutors allege that between April to September 2021, the mayor repeatedly insulted and threatened local official aiming to influence him, according to News.ro.

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