Elena Udrea, under arrest for 30 days

Newsroom 12/02/2015 | 11:00

PMP deputy and former Tourism minister Elena Udrea was arrested on Wednesday night for 30 days in the Microsoft case, following a decision of the High Court of Cassation and Justice which is not final.

According to Agerpres, one of Udrea’s lawyers, Marius Striblea, said that he will contest the arrest warrant. He mentioned that the judges revoked the measure of judiciary control and the arrest warrant was issued in connection with the denunciations made by Dinu Pescariu.

Udrea was remanded in custody on Tuesday evening by prosecutors with the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) in the Microsoft case.

According to a release of the DNA issued on Tuesday evening, Elena Udrea was detained in the Microsoft case for committing the following crimes: influence peddling (related to acts pertaining to the conclusion and running of a framework agreement for Microsoft licenses in 2009, the subsequent contracts and additional acts to said contracts); influence peddling (in connection to the execution of the e-Romania contract); influence peddling (related to acts regarding the request and receipt of 500,000 euro); and money laundering.

Andreea Marinas