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President Iohannis stated on Wednesday, in the plenary meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) that there is a "myth" that intelligence services are providing "strange evidence" in criminal cases, but this thing is not possible.
"There is a myth that intellgence services provide strange evidence in criminal cases. This thing is not possible, I say it myself, the President of Romania. Whoever has a complaint should go to the qualified institution and it will be clarified. Even as I speak, the head of an intelligence service is in Parliament to clarify these matters and I don't doubt he will. To talk about facts and reports is one, but to explain myths is, usually, difficult so I will limit myself to the facts," the head of state said in a context of a question regarding the latest Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) report.
He underlined that Romania has a balance and control system among state institutions that is functional. President Iohannis stated that the latest CVM report is a positive one. "I'm glad to say that the latest CVM report came out two hours ago. It is positive. Surprise, surprise. This is Romania, always capable of surprises, sometimes positive ones. The latest report states that substantial progresses were made in all areas. Certainly, we know best that a lot of things still must be improved, a lot of things have to be done. More precisely, the latest report reveals the 12 areas in which we have to work better to ensure the progress and for the first time this report shows that the correlation between the CVM and the decisions in other areas isn't appropriate, such as Schengen and European structural funds. (...) We will continue the work. This report reveals that fulfilling the 12 requirements will lead to the conclusion of the CVM process," the head of state revealed.
