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The DNA prosecutors demand the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of the deputy Nicolae Bănicioiu, former Minister of Health of the Government of Ponta, to be investigated in a case in which he is accused of influence peddling and bribery. Bănicioiu allegedly claimed, in the period 2012-2014, almost a million euros to use his influence and appoint hospital managers that two businessmen could control and allocate sums of money to the hospitals with which they had contracts. .
Statement from DNA prosecutors:
“Prosecutors are conducting an investigation into suspicions of corruption in the context of the sale of medical items to public hospitals located in Bucharest and Ilfov county and under the Ministry of Health.
In accordance with legal and constitutional provisions, the chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate sent the case report to the P.Î.CCJ attorney general, in order to notify the Chamber of Deputies to formulate the request for a criminal investigation against a person, a member of the Romanian Parliament, on the date of the acts of the office of minister, for the commission of the crimes of:
– influence peddling,
– accept bribes continuously.
Between December 21, 2012 and March 5, 2014, the person, as minister, would have accepted the promise of two businessmen and would have received directly from one of them, the total amount of 1,292,122 lei, leaving it to consider that has influence over the Minister of Health and public servants within this institution and that will determine them to perform or not perform acts that were part of their functions, acts represented by:
– the appointment of managers / maintenance of managers of public hospitals subordinate to the Ministry of Health, hospitals with which the companies controlled by the two entrepreneurs had concluded contracts or carried out public procurement procedures,
– The allocation of sums of money to public hospitals subordinate to the Ministry of Health, with which the companies of the two entrepreneurs had current contracts.
Subsequently, the same person allegedly received from the same businessmen, through an accomplice, suspected in the case, the total amount of 2,612,389 lei in relation to the exercise of ministerial functions, a position he held between 05.03.2014-17.11 .2015.
A report prepared by the prosecutors of the National Anticorruption Directorate was attached to the submitted request, as well as a number of 182 volumes in electronic format, of which 40 volumes in letric format.
This request for a criminal investigation is part of the incidence of art. 305 paragraph 4 of the CPC At present, the person against whom notification was requested to the Honorable Chamber of Deputies for the formulation of the request to carry out the criminal investigation benefits from the presumption of innocence.
We specify that this communication was drawn up in accordance with art. 28 par. 1 of the Guide to good practices on the relationship of the judicial system with the media, approved by Resolution of the Plenary of the Superior Council of the Magistracy no. 197/2019 “.
Publisher: RK
