BEJ Prahova accepted the candidacy of Iulian Dumitrescu, under criminal investigation, for a new mandate as president of the County Council

The Prahova County Electoral Office (BEJ) admitted, on Friday, the candidacy of the president of the PNL Prahova, Iulian Dumitrescu, investigated by the DNA for acts of corruption, for a new mandate as president of the County Council (CJ).

According to the decision of the BEJ, the candidacy proposal of Iulian Dumitrescu for the position of president of CJ Prahova formulated by PNL Prahova meets all the conditions of form and substance to be registered, informs Agerpres.

Thus, the BEJ shows that this candidate has the right to vote, is over 23 years old and resides in Prahova county, not being prohibited from joining political parties.

Also, Iulian Dumitrescu has the right to submit his candidacy “provided that it was not proven that he was sentenced to a custodial sentence for crimes committed with intent, nor that he was prohibited from exercising the right to be elected in public authorities or in any other public positions, by final court decision”, the quoted source says.

Under these conditions, BEJ Prahova accepted the candidacy proposal of Iulian Dumitrescu for the position of president of the CJ, ordering its registration.

The decision of the County Electoral Office can be challenged at the Prahova Court within 48 hours.

The president of the Prahova County Council (CJ), the liberal Iulian Dumitrescu, investigated under judicial control for acts of corruption, having been banned from exercising his position, submitted, on Wednesday, his candidacy for a new mandate to the head of the CJ.

“The President of PNL Prahova, Iulian Dumitrescu, submitted today, April 24, the signatures and the candidacy file for a second mandate as head of the County Council. The decision was taken following discussions with the mayors and other local elected officials who requested him Dumitrescu that there should be continuity at the level of the county administration in the context of the projects of over three billion euros from European funds that CJ Prahova managed to attract during his mandate”, announced, at that time, PNL Prahova, in a press release the press.

In relation to the criminal case against him, Iulian Dumitrescu maintains that he has the legal and constitutional right to run for office, collaborates with the criminal investigation institutions, considers himself innocent and expects a solution as soon as possible from the judiciary, the quoted source says.

“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 citizens of Prahoven to have a better life. In relation to 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. I want to thank the citizens of Prahoven for being with me in this mandate, even in difficult times. I am waiting for them to vote on June 9. Once again, we will continue to take Prahova to the first place”, said Iulian Dumitrescu, the PNL candidate for another mandate at the head of the Council. Prahova County.

He also claims that he decided to run out of “respect” for the people of Prague and for the local elected officials.

Iulian Dumitrescu is being investigated by anti-corruption prosecutors for bribery and false declarations and is prohibited from exercising his position as president of CJ Prahova.

He is accused that, between November and December 2022, he demanded from a businessman to purchase, in exchange for the sum of 47,500,000 lei, the shares held by his brother-in-law in a commercial company, value overestimated compared to the real value, and would have received by 04.12.2023 the total sum of 16,210,000 lei.

One of the businessman’s companies would have had a contract with CJ Prahova at the time of the claim, and after the acquisition of the shares from Iulian Dumitrescu’s brother-in-law, a new works contract would have been assigned to him with the beneficiary CJ Prahova.

At the same time, the DNA claimed that irregularities were detected in Dumitrescu’s wealth declarations.

Publisher: MI

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