Two former senior representatives of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) are being investigated for accepting a bribe following a tip-off from a local businessman . The former first deputy director of the Romanian intelligence, Florian Koldia, and the former general of the SRI, Dumitru Dumbrava, have a measure of judicial control imposed, the Romanian media reported, quoted by BTA.
The National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) is investigating the two former high-ranking intelligence officials following a tip-off from businessman Katalin Hideg. He told Antena 3 TV yesterday that Koldya and Dumbrava asked him through an intermediary for the sum of 600,000 euros in order to arrange a suspended sentence for him in a case in which he was sentenced to 4 years in prison at first instance for misuse of European funds.
The former first deputy of the director of the Romanian intelligence, Florian Koldia, was registered yesterday at the anti-corruption prosecutor's office for 15 hours. According to judicial sources cited by Agerpress, Koldya has been placed under judicial control and bail of 500,000 lei (over BGN 196,000)
Ex-intelligence general Dumitru Dumbrava is also under judicial control, as well as lawyer Doru Traila, who is being investigated as the alleged intermediary in the transfer of the bribe.
The businessman Katalin Hideg is the owner of the company “Sanimed International” and was sentenced in February by the Bucharest Tribunal to four years in prison effectively for using documents with false content and money laundering in a case of misuse of European funds worth 3 million euros. At the moment, the case is in the appeal phase, Agerpress explains.
In front of Antena 3 TV, the businessman told yesterday about his meetings with General Dumbrava and lawyer Doru Traila and the subsequent negotiation about the amount for which the two generals would “take him as a client”. According to the businessman, the amount of 700,000 euros including VAT was initially requested, but in the end they agreed on 600,000 euros including VAT. In exchange for the money, he was promised a suspended sentence. Katalin Hideg said he paid a first installment of 100,000 euros, but when he had no more funds, he was threatened. The businessman filed a complaint with the anti-corruption prosecutor's office and over 20 records “with clear evidence” against the persons who threatened him, informs Agerpress.