Would-be ultranationalist presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has been officially charged by the Prosecutor General's Office with six counts, including actions against the constitutional order, initiating or establishing a fascist, racist or xenophobic organization, and promoting the cult of persons guilty of genocide.
According to a release from the Prosecutor's Office, the case prosecutor from the Criminal Investigation Section of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice ordered on Wednesday the initiation of criminal proceedings against Georgescu for allegedly committing the following crimes: attempted incitement against the constitutional order, as provided for in Art. 47 of the Criminal Code, corroborated with Art. 32 of the Criminal Code, and Art. 397 paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code; communication of false information, provided for by Art. 404 of the Criminal Code; recurrent false statements, as provided for by Art. 326 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code with the application of Art. 35 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code (as regards the financing sources of his campaign and wealth statements); initiation or establishment of an organization with a fascist, racist or xenophobic character, adherence to or support for such a group, provided for by Art. 3 paragraph 1 of Emergency Ordinance No. 31/2002; public promotion of the cult of persons guilty of genocide and war crimes, as well as the act of promoting in public fascist, legionary, racist or xenophobic ideas, conceptions or doctrines, provided for by Art. 5 of OUG 31/2002; initiating or establishing an organization with an anti-Semitic character, joining or supporting such an organization, as provided for by Art. 6 paragraph 1 of Law 157/2018.
The prosecutors conducted on Wednesday morning 47 searches in the counties of Sibiu, Mures, Timis, Ilfov and Cluj, in a case related to the financing of the former front-runner's electoral campaign, the establishment of an organization with a fascist, racist or xenophobic character, as well as the promotion of the cult of persons guilty of genocide.
Calin Georgescu was taken in by police for questioning at the General Prosecutor's Office.
During searches at the home of Georgescu's close associate, mercenary Horatiu Potra, law enforcement representatives said they found a veritable arsenal of war: pistols, submachine guns, grenades, launchers and a lot of ammunition.
Also, stashed under the floor of the house, they found stacks of money totaling over one million euros.
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