The president of the Ilfov County Council (CJ Ilfov) Marian Petrache on Friday said upon leaving the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA)'s seat that he is charged with allegedly blackmailing the former mayor of Jilava commune, Adrian Mladin.
"Nine months ago, the mayor of Jilava - the famous Jilava mayor - who changed his ID card after being elected in that position, in Bucharest, and you know that if changed the ID card from the locality you have raced in you lose your mayor mandate, they say he went to the Prefect and that I had a talk with the Prefect that he was going to undo his ID card's changing the next moment so that he was not sacked, and that I blackmailed him with this," Petrache said after talking with the anti-corruption prosecutors.
When asked what was it that he has blackmailed the former mayor, Petrache explained that supposedly he had blackmailed the man so that the latter wouldn't say he had changed his ID card and that he allegedly received a gift holiday for that.
"He paid a gift holiday I don't know where (...) It cost EUR 2,100. (...) In Monte Carlo (...) I've been there, yet under different terms, I mean (...) He bought me the ticket by order (...) so it was not like that," added Petrache.
He stated that he doesn't understand why the former mayor decided to make a denouncement after nine years.
"Yes. He recalled that. (...) Well, then, isn't he arrested yet? Isn't he doing time, for seven years? (...) I'll take the lie detector. (...) So, listen to me, how could I blackmail my own mayor, don't you find that outrageous? (...) I'm a friend of all mayors in Ilfov, I have a good relationship with the PSD ones, included," Petrache said.
When asked whether he is going to resign, he answered affirmatively, but added that he wouldn't resign from the County Council, only from party positions.
Iordache showed up on Friday at the National Anti-corruption Directorate to be heard in a corruption file.
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