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Former Romanian PM probed over 1990 bloodshed

Published: 23 Dec 2016 - 09:21 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 12:57 am

Agencies

Romanian prosecutors said yesterday that they have widened their probe into deadly violence that followed the country's 1989 revolution to include ex-premier Petre Roman alongside other former top officials. In addition to ex-president Ion Iliescu who is already under investigation, Roman, his deputy Gelu Voican Voiculescu and former intelligence chief Virgil Magureanu are among 32 people who will now be investigated, prosectors said.