Competition Council: Supreme Court Confirms Abuse Of Dominant Position Of Orange
The Supreme Court irrevocably confirmed the violation of the antitrust law by telecom operator Orange, which „abused its dominant position in relation with the company SC Netmaster Communications SRL”, Romania’s Competition Council said in a statement.Also, the court reduced the fine from RON147.9 million (EUR34.8 million) to RON110.9 million (EUR23.83 million).
„Companies holding a dominant position can adopt any strategies needed to defend their commercial interests, but they ought to display a non-discriminatory conduct in relation with small companies – clients, providers and competitors”, said Competition Council head Bogdan Chiritoiu. (mediafax.ro)
Presidency Confirms Reception Of Criminal Investigation Request Against Ion Iliescu And Petre Roman The presidential administration on Monday confirmed that it received the request to approve the start of a criminal investigation against Ion Iliescu, Petre Roman and Gelu Voican Voiculescu who are charged with crimes against humanity, in the case of December 1989 anti-communist Revolution.Former Prime Minister Petre Roman came out to say the request of Prosecutor General Augustin Lazar to start criminal investigation against him in the December 1989 Revolution case is “outrageous” and “extremely surprising”, arguing that at the time he had no capacity whatsoever to be able to influence military actions.
Lazar on Monday referred to President Klaus Iohannis the request to start prosecuting Romania’s former President Ion Iliescu, former PM Petre Roman and Gelu Voican Voiculescu – a high-profile character during the Revolution and Deputy PM in the Petre Roman government, for crimes against humanity, the Prosecution Office attached to the Supreme Court of Justice and Cassation announced. (mediafax.ro)
Woman Dies, Man Injured In Car Crash In Pitesti
A woman died and a man was injured Monday night following a frontal collision between two vehicles in the town of Pitesti.
Local police spokesperson Madalin Zamfir said a woman died and a man, the driver of the second car, was taken to hospital.
Zamfir also said one of the drivers fled the scene of the accident but he was identified and will soon be caught. (mediafax.ro)
MEDIAFAX Notifies Prosecutor General Of Crimes Involving Intelligence Service-Supreme Court Prosecution Office Protocol
MEDIAFAX SA sent to the Prosecutor General a notification regarding possible crimes committed through the signing and implementation of the Protocol between the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) and the Supreme Court Prosecution Office.
The suspicions target usurpation of position, abuse of power, compromising the judicial interests and so on.
The document requests that prosecutor general Augustin Lazar should order the declassification and investigation of other protocols signed by SRI with other institutions and make them public.
SRI on Friday released on its website the protocol of cooperation with the Prosecution Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice (PICCJ) regarding the two institutions’ fulfilling their tasks regarding national security.
On March 16 Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said that he would request the Public Prosecution Office – the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) to declassify the protocols signed with the Romanian Intelligence Service.