Romanian court sends former PM to jail ahead of key report

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Series Details 07.01.14
Publication Date 07/01/2014
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On 6 January 2014 Romania's top court sentenced former Prime Minister Adrian Năstase to four years in jail for taking bribes, one of a handful of convictions in a country under pressure from the European Union to crack down on high level crime.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/justice/romanian-court-sends-pm-jail-ahe-news-532613
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ESO: Background information: Ex-Romanian PM, imprisoned for corruption, attempts suicide http://www.europeansources.info/record/ex-romanian-pm-imprisoned-for-corruption-attempts-suicide/
ESO: Background information: Romanian MPs decriminalise political corruption http://www.europeansources.info/record/romanian-mps-decriminalise-political-corruption/
BBC News, 06.01.14: Romania ex-PM Adrian Nastase jailed in bribery case http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25630091
Ziare, 08.01.14: Năstase is not Tymoschenko (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE136165-Nastase-is-not-Tymoschenko
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