14:07, 13.08.2008 Romanian Parliament Halts Prosecution In High-Profile Graft Cases

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BUCHAREST / 14:07, 13.08.2008 Romaniaa€™s lower house of parliament hindered Wednesday prosecutions for graft on former prime minister Adrian Nastase and former transport minister Miron Mitrea, as deputies rejected the anticorruption departmenta€™s request for a go-ahead in the probes.

In the case concerning bribery allegations against former social democrat prime minister Nastase, 120 lawmakers were in favor of prosecution, 150 disapproved and six votes were declared null. In the case of...

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