Romanian border police chief fired after convicted mayor flees country

The Ministry of of Internal Affairs of Romania has announced the dismissal of the head of the border police police chief Victor Stefan Ivascu, a decision made after the mayor of Baia Mare Katelin Cereceş fled Romania a few hours before the court sentenced him to death. his sentence. This was reported by UNN with reference to Ziua de Cluj and Euractiv.

Details

The Inspector General of the Border Police, Victor Stefan Ivascu, was dismissed from his post at his own request. A new one was appointed instead. a new head of the Maramures County Police Inspectorate has been appointed. The Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs also also decided to replace the leadership of the District Protection Service (Main Directorate of of Internal Security) in Maramures. Maramures. The minister's controlling body is to carry out an inspection at the Sighetul-Marmacia border police inspectorate, in particular at the Petea Petea border crossing point, where the convicted mayor of Baia Mare, Catalin Cereceș, managed to flee the country. country

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Background

Baia Mare Mayor Katelin Cereceş fled on Friday, a few hours before he was to be sentenced to five years in prison for bribery. Leaving by taxi, he showed border guards the border guards with his cousin's identity card.

Before his release Ivascu argued that the photos taken at the border crossing were not sufficient to definitively identify those crossing the border.

He was unable to explain how the border guard confused Cărăcescu with his cousin, who who lives in Germany. Photos published by local media show a marked difference in appearance between the two. difference in appearance between the two. The border guard service insisted on the physical similarity similarity, but emphasized that this does not justify the officer's inability to recognize the the discrepancy in the presented identity document.

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