Stoica is accused of paying EUR3 million to attorney Doru Bostina to get privileged information regarding a competitor’s bid on a three-year transport contract with state-owned energy Holding CE Oltenia.
Stoica has appealed the arrest ruling.
Stoica was detained Wednesday evening by anticorruption prosecutors and Bostina was ordered not to leave the country. Investigators also seized the sealed bids submitted by GFR and state-owned freight railway company CFR Marfa. CE Oltenia said Thursday a new auction would be organized to award the coal transport contract estimated at EUR48 million.