National leader of the People's Movement Party (PMP, opposition) and former Romania's President Traian Basescu on Thursday claimed that there are prosecutors fabricating court files, despite statements to the contrary by chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi.
"There are some file fabrication methods, despite Mrs Kovesi's statements to the contrary, and our evidence is given by prosecutor Negulescu. Other things that I say are things learned from lawyers and defendants," Basescu told Romania TV private broadcaster.
He also named various prosecutors who are accused of fabricating court files.
"I am wondering just how much impudent you have to be to make such statements when an entire nation knows about the infamous Negulescu case. I can also tell you about other file fabricating prosecutors: Mrs prosecutor Rosu of DNA; Mrs Sutima, who once was office manager at the Public Prosecution Service, and Mrs prosecutor Petrescu of the Public Prosecution Service," added Basescu.
He explained some procedures used to fabricate files, adding that Kovesi should understand that it is wrong for her to try and cover the filth at the DNA and the prosecutorial offices in general.
"I am categorically taking responsibility for the process of consolidating Romania's institutions of force. It would be childish for me to say I did not want that to happen, because I did want it to happen. (..) I did not replace people from offices in a timely fashion. I mean, I should have stopped in the case of Kovesi after she served two terms in office at the General Prosecution Service. I should have also replaced [Romanian Intelligence Service officer] Coldea after six years in office. They were too young and power, their hunger for power, deformed them," said Basescu.
He said that no magistrate mentioned the observance of fundamental human rights at DNA's activity report meeting on Thursday. He added that he expected justice leader to state at the meeting that there are codes of law that have to be updated for the decisions of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR).
"I would have wanted today, when stock was taken activities, to hear justice leaders say that Parliament must fast-track the introduction of amendments requested under over 50 unconstitutionality rulings issued by the Constitutional Court. I would have liked to hear them say that Directive 343 of the EU, which Romania has until next April to introduce in the national legislation, has to be urgently addressed. What is the use of delaying it? I would have liked to hear that the New York convention on the fight against corruption has to be observed because Romania has ratified it (...). I expected these people to state that they have some codes of law still waiting to be updated," said Basescu.
Prosecutors do not fabricate files or evidence, they have no hidden agenda and they do not play political games, DNA chief prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi told a DNA activity report meeting on Thursday.