Director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) Eduard Hellvig said on Wednesday that he hopes for a new beginning as regards the relationship between SRI and Parliament, and specified that he came to the hearings with classified documents that will be put at the committee's disposal to clear all aspects that have been subject to public debate lately.
He added that SRI had no involvement whatsoever in the protests staged in the last days with respect to the tentative amendment of the criminal legislation.
"I've no emotion, I came to Parliament open-hearted, to answer to all of the committee's questions. It's an opportunity to me. I have hope for a new beginning in the relationship between Parliament and SRI and I'm certain that after this hearing, we'll have an answer to many of the questions that have concerned the public lately. To me, as director of this important institution of the Romanian state, the relation with Parliament is of extreme importance. I served as an MP, I understand the Parliament's role in democracy and I have all availability and openness, both mine and the institution's, to have a more than close, correct and honest relation with the committee," said Hellvig at the Parliament Palace, before being heard in the Committee for the Supervision of SRI's activity.
He brought four suitcases loaded with papers, documents which he said are classified and will be put at the committee's disposal "to clear aspects that have been under public debate."
Hellvig refused to comment on the closeness between politicians and SRI staff.
He mentioned that he would inform the parliamentary committee on the institution's budget, too.
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