The president of PNL Prahova, Iulian Dumitrescu, criminally prosecuted by DNA, on Wednesday submitted his candidacy for a new mandate as president of CJ Prahova

The president of PNL Prahova, Iulian Dumitrescu, indicted for corruption and banned from exercising the position of president of the Prahova County Council, submitted, on Wednesday, his signatures and the candidacy file for a second mandate as president of the County Council.

PNL Prahova reports that Dumitrescu decided to run because “local elected officials requested” him to do so, citing the continuity and performance of the Prahova County Council under his leadership.

Iulian Dumitrescu claims that he decided to run for a new mandate “out of respect for the people of Prague”.

“It was not an easy decision, but, out of respect for the people of Prahoven and for the local elected officials, I decided to run for a new mandate and to provide continuity at the level of the County Council. Together with these people – mayors, vice-mayors, local and county councilors -, we managed to do in 3 years in Prahova what was not done in 30 years before”, stated Iulian Dumitrescu.

Regarding the criminal case in which he is accused of corruption, Iulian Dumitrescu maintains that he is innocent and that “he has the legal and constitutional right to run for office, he collaborates with the criminal investigation institutions, he considers himself innocent and expects a solution as soon as possible from the Justice”, the PNL press release states.

“I am entering the electoral competition as a man, openly and confidently, with the determination of a man who has been through the storm and with the conviction that I have the duty to complete projects that are so necessary for the people of Prahoven to have a better life. Regarding the criminal case in which I was involved, I want to tell the citizens clearly: I am innocent, I trust the Justice, I know that the truth will come out and that justice will be done”, says Iulian Dumitrescu.