Ex-energy minister Constantin Nita handed 4-year jail sentence

Romania’s High Court handed a 4-year jail sentence to Constantin Nita, the former minister of energy, who was accused of influence peddling by anti-corruption prosecutors. The jail sentence can’t be appealed.

Prosecutors alleged that Nita received RON 303,000 from businessman Tiberiu Urdareanu to help his firm secure a public contract with the Iasi City Hall. Authorities have seized this amount.

Investigators said that the money received by Nita was used to cover political expenses.

Nita was a social-democrat MP for one mandate between 2012 and 2016.

Read more about

Hotel Epoque Is the First Romanian Hotel Included in the Condé Nast Johansens Collection, the Reference Guide for the Luxury Hotel Industry

read more