Bucharest court places Călin Georgescu under house arrest

The Bucharest Tribunal has ruled to replace the preventive police detention of former Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu with house arrest. Georgescu, who requested the softer preventive measure, remains under investigation across five separate criminal files, including an alleged attempted coup d'état. The court's decision is neither final nor immediately enforceable, pending potential appeals by prosecutors.

In an unrelated legal development, Romania's Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) executed dozens of searches across multiple counties. The operation targets an alleged tax evasion scheme involving diesel transactions, focusing on high-ranking officials including the head of Constanța Customs, executives from Oil Terminal, and employees of CEC Bank.

Sources: Economedia, G4Media, Ziarul de Gardă