President Iohannis sends JusMin Toader request to criminally prosecute former Communications Minister Gabriel Sandu

President Klaus Iohannis on Friday sent Justice Minister Tudorel Toader the request for the criminal prosecution of Gabriel Sandu, as former minister of Communications and Information Society, the Presidential Administration informs. 

"Romania's President Klaus Iohannis, sent on Friday, 7 September, to the Justice Minister, the request for the criminal prosecution of Mr Sandu Gabriel, as former Minister of Communication and Information Society in the period December 2018 and September 2010, for acts that are the subject of the Criminal Case no. 476/P/2014 of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice - the National Anticorruption Directorate - the Section for combating offenses assimilated to corruption, for committing the influence peddling offense stipulated by article 291, paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code referred to article 7 letter a) of Law No.78/2000, as well as complicity to abuse of office offense stipulated by article 48 of the Criminal Code referred to article 297, paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code with reference to article 309 of the Criminal Code and article 132 of Law No.78/2000, to be proceeded in accordance with the law, taking into account the request of the Prosecutor General of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, based to the provisions of article 109, paragraph (2) of the Constitution of Romania, republished, of Law No. 115/1999 regarding the ministerial responsibility, republished, with the subsequent amendments and additions, taking also into consideration the decision of the Constitutional Court No. 270/2008," the Presidential Administration shows.