Parliament has become a favourite target of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) and, unfortunately, justice in Romania is done selectively, Senate Chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said Monday.
"Parliament's picture is currently suffering because Parliament has become a favourite target of DNA. Unfortunately, as we can see, justice in Romania is done selectively. The DNA chief prosecutor is talking about 9,000 corruption files implicating high-ranking officials. Consequently, what we understand is that only dignitaries are targeted, (...) as for the rest of the country everything is working perfectly. Reality is different," said Tariceanu.
He claimed that the DNA has "brutally interfered with the local elections" and it continues to do so now.
"Given that the large share of the files is seven-eight years old, or even older, I find it hard to understand their hurry and gung-ho attitude right before the general election, one month before the start of electioneering, when they waited so long before. Since they could wait for eight years, they might stay for two more months, and the next Parliament will surely treat the requests accordingly," said Tariceanu.
He said it is his duty as Senate chairman to take a public attitude against what he called repeated attempts to destabilise and discredit Parliament.
"We cannot be incessantly a target, especially because we can see many instances of perfunctory investigations, people accused or made guilty in the perception of public opinion; some people are deprived of freedom only for silence to fall over their cases, without anything happening. I believe we have to agree that such abuses and excesses can no longer continue," said Tariceanu.
He added that there are some state institutions currently operating for themselves and waging an image campaign.
Tariceanu on Monday attended a meeting of the General Assembly of the Association of Romania's Municipalities (AMR).
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