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Laurențiu Cazan, coordinator of the intervention of the gendarmes at the rally on August 10, 2018 in Victoriei Square, resigns from the position of chief inspector of the Prahova Gendarmerie, in which he had been enabled in December, the Romanian Gendarmerie arrived. The institution affirms that the decision was made by Cazan “after discussions in the public space that affect the image of the Gendarmerie.”
- “After the discussions that appeared in the public space that affect the image of the Romanian Gendarmerie, as of today, 04/01/2021, Lieutenant Colonel Laurențiu Cazan decided to withdraw his agreement on his power as chief inspector of the Gendarmerie Inspection Prahova County.
- To ensure continuity of the order, the First Deputy Chief Inspector, Colonel Dragoș Buzoianu, will continue to be in charge of the Inspection.
- In accordance with the legal provisions in force, on the same date, by order of the Romanian Gendarmerie inspector general, the officer must comply with the attributions he had before this authorization, ”the Gendarmerie transmitted.
Cazan will return to his previous post, that is, deputy chief of the Bucharest Gendarmerie, Romanian Gendarmerie spokesman Sorin Despina told HotNews.ro.
Laurențiu Cazan had been authorized to command the Prahova Gendarmerie by order signed by the head of the Romanian Gendarmerie on December 21, 2020, and the Interior Ministry stated that the decision was made “to ensure continuity”.
“With respect to the power of Lieutenant Colonel Laurențiu Cazan in IJJ Prahova, we make the following clarifications: The decision was made to ensure the continuity of the management of this unit, after the transfer to reserve of the former commander, based on art. 85 , paragraph 1, letter b of Law No. 80/1995 on the status of military personnel ”, mentioned the Ministry of the Interior.
Laurențiu Cazan had been authorized to command the Prahova Gendarmerie for a period of 6 months.
Laurenţiu Cazan, former general director of the General Directorate of Gendarmes of Bucharest, is one of the heads of the Gendarmerie accused of organizing the repression of the August 10, 2018 demonstration. The file was closed, but the DIICOT requested the reopening, requesting resumption of processing. for some of the Gendarmerie chiefs at the time, including Cazan.
