The Court rejected the appeal filed by Diaconu against a decision of the National Integrity Agency (ANI), which noted in January 2011 that Diaconu was incompatible with the position of senator, because he was also the director of the Nottara Theatre. Diaconu was elected senator in 2008.
The decision was contested at the Bucharest Court of Appeals, which rejected the appeal in September 2011, and then at the High Court of Justice. The latter’s ruling is definitive.
Diaconu said Monday he would step down as minister if he lost the case against ANI.
The minister is also investigated by prosecutors for conflict of interest in another case.