A new term in the case of Vlad Pascu, the author of the accident on May 2, as a result of which two young people lost their lives, is scheduled for Thursday at the Mangalia Court, where several people will be heard, including the parents of the victims. It is possible that this is the last term before the pronouncement. The father of Sebastian, the young man who died in the accident on May 2, told journalists on Thursday, upon arrival at the Mangalia Court, that he wants the trial to end as soon as possible so that he can appeal the sentence that will be given.
UPDATE – “I didn’t come with any thoughts, I want it to end as soon as possible. I no longer trust this judge. We came because we have to come. We want to see what is happening and we want to appeal as soon as possible”, said the man.
He was asked what he would convey to the judge.
“What to tell him? I don’t know what I can say to such a man who only caused us problems. I think he will judge out of fear after what happened,” said Sebastian’s father.
The man also said that the father of Roberta, the young woman who died in the accident on May 2, would not be able to be present at this time and that he could be interviewed via video conference.
INITIAL NEWS – On Thursday, from 10:00 a.m., a new term in the case in which Vlad Pascu is on trial for the accident last summer, following
which two young people lost their lives. At this term, the parents of the deceased young people could be heard, as well as a witness. Also, the Romanian Foundation for the Assistance of Accident Victims could be introduced in this case.
At the previous term, the court postponed the case after a request submitted by the lawyers of the victims’ families. Also, at that time, judge Ioana Ancuța Popoviciu also formulated a request to abstain, which was rejected by the Mangalia Court.
Two weeks ago, the Superior Council of the Magistracy decided that it is not necessary to suspend judge Ioana Ancuța Popoviciu until the completion of the disciplinary procedures, as requested by the Judicial Inspection. The judicial inspectors assessed that the continued exercise of the function by the judge could affect the impartial conduct of the disciplinary procedures and would be likely to seriously damage the prestige of the judiciary.
Also, the lawyers of the families of the victims of the May 2 accident requested a few weeks ago the recusal of judge Ioana Ancuţa Popoviciu, and their request was rejected. At the same time, the prosecutors of the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Mangalia Court requested the Constanţa Court of Appeal to relocate the file, but this request was also rejected.
The first term in Vlad Pascu’s trial took place on February 22, at 9:00 a.m., at the Mangalia Court. The file was postponed until 12:30 p.m. because Pascu also had a deadline at the Constanța Court, in order to avoid preventive detention, but that request was rejected.
When the trial resumed, the judge in the file found that Vlad Pascu had no defense because one of the lawyers withdrew from the file, and the other mentioned that he was protesting, being in solidarity with the action initiated by the Bucharest Bar and requested that the next deadline be granted after 29 February.
The judge ordered the next term to take place on March 14 and issued an address to the Constanța Bar Association, in order to appoint an ex officio defender for Vlad Pascu, for the entire duration of the trial.
The parents of the victims of the accident caused by Vlad Pascu were dissatisfied with the attitude she had in the courtroom. Thus, they told the journalists that when she entered the hall she would have been chewing gum. Later, the judge asked for the bulletin of the young man who died in the road accident that she did not know had died.
The second court term took place on March 14. The father of the young woman killed in the accident caused by Vlad Pascu expressed his displeasure because Vlad Pascu was not brought to that deadline.
The father of the young man killed in the accident went to the courtroom with his son’s photo and despite all this, the judge asked him who he was.
At the next court term, on April 4, the Mangalia Court rejected the request to change the legal classification to qualified murder.
On August 19, 2023, Vlad Pascu drove a car on DN 39, and around 5:25 a.m., near May 2, he entered a group of pedestrians. As a result of the impact, two young people lost their lives and three others were injured.
Vlad Pascu fled the scene of the accident and was later found by the police in Vama Veche. The investigators determined that he was under the influence of several prohibited substances, including cocaine, amphetamine and methamphetamine.
Vlad Pascu was sent to court, in October, for culpable homicide, culpable bodily injury, leaving the scene of the accident and driving a vehicle under the influence of psychoactive substances.
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