The young man of Craiova accused of ISIS propaganda was released on Wednesday evening, after the prosecutors with the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) decided his being investigated under judicial control. The 17-year-old was released from the Bucharest Police arrest centre and allowed to go home with his mother, after he was subjected to a psychiatric examination at the National Forensic Institute (INML). The DIICOT says the 17-year-old male sped up the stages of his Islamic radicalisation while posting online propaganda messages in an attempt to attract more ISIS supporters. "B.L.C. has been indicted and remanded for promoting a fundamentalist Islamic message by propaganda," the DIICOT prosecutors informed. The prosecutors also claim that the teenager expressed his readiness on social media to become a martyr for the Islamic State either by travelling the areas where ISIS acts to join the ISIS members in their fight, or by self-sacrifice in European countries at the behest of the Islamic State. For that purpose, he inquired into how to acquire AK weapons, grenades, bulletproof vests and studied how to make a bomb. The DIICOT prosecutors also say the 17-year-old of Craiova promoted online the radical Islamic doctrine by posting online Islamic State propaganda opinions, pictures, audio/video recordings such as beheadings, people set on fire and shootings execution of people.
Astra Film International Documentary Festival has officially opened registrations for the 2025 edition. In addition, the organizers have announced the introduction of a new competitive section this year: Short Film. This year, the festival will take place in Sibiu from October 19 to 26. Filmmakers from around the world can submit their documentaries until April […]
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Homing Properties, a real estate developer specializing in mid- to high-end residential projects, has announced the receipt of the construction permit for its large-scale project, Homing Village. Located in the northern part of the capital, in the Pipera area, this residential complex will include 140 luxury villas and represents an investment of 35 million euros. […]
General mayor Nicușor Dan announced the public consultation of a draft decision approving the Bucharest Velo Master Plan, a strategic document aimed at developing the cycling infrastructure network over the next decade. The plan envisions a major network of 150 km of bike lanes and a secondary network of 415 km by 2035. The document […]
Lion’s Head Investments has entered the Romanian logistics market with the acquisition of a 155,000 sqm land plot in Popești-Leordeni, near Bucharest. The company, a joint venture between AG Capital and Old Mutual Property, plans to develop an 85,000 sqm logistics park on the site, with construction set to begin in the first half of […]
