Bucharest: THE deputy chief of Romania’s intelligence service Florian Coldea was suspended from his job over alleged links with a fugitive media boss who is embroiled in several criminal cases.
“Following information published in the media concerning Coldea, a special commission of inquiry has been set up to identify possible violations of the law or professional ethical code,” SRI intelligence service said.
Coldea was drawn into the scandal several days ago over Sebastian Ghita, the head of a private television station and a former Social Democrat lawmaker, who is being criminally investigated for corruption, fraud and tax evasion and has been on the run since December 19.
In videos, , Ghita accuses Coldea and head of Romania’s high-profile DNA anti-corruption agency, Laura Codruta Kovesi, of “making up cases” against several officials and media executives.
In the most recent video broadcast, Ghita also said he had spent holidays with Coldea abroad—notably in the Seychelles—and that he had “found the bills” for these trips bearing their two names.
