Bucharest court places former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu under house arrest

The Bucharest Tribunal ruled on Monday to replace former Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu's preventive police detention with house arrest. Georgescu, who faces five criminal cases including allegations of an attempted coup d'état, had requested the milder restrictive measure. The judicial decision is not final and remains subject to appeal, meaning it is not immediately executable.

In a separate development within Romanian media, Ministry of Justice records indicated that businessman Radu Budeanu and members of his family recently joined Group 4 Media Freedom and Democracy. The non-governmental organisation operates the online news outlet G4Media, which was originally established to support independent journalism without mogul ownership.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă, G4Media, HotNews