Senate votes for criminal prosecution of Senator Oprea (official)

The Senate on Wednesday voted in favour of a judiciary request for the criminal prosecution of Senator Gabriel Oprea, a former deputy prime minister and interior minister, 102 to 30 and one void ballot. 

"After the count of ballots cast by the senators on the request from the Prosecution Office with the Supreme Court of Justice and Cassation for the criminal investigation of Mr Gabriel Oprea it has been acknowledged that there were 133 voters, 102 of which voted in favour of the request, 30 against it and one ballot was void. Given that the vote session met the majority requirement, (...) the Senate is hereby approving the draft decision on the criminal investigation of Mr Gabriel Oprea in connection with the offences in court file 905/P/2015 of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA), the Prosecution Office with the Supreme Court of Justice and Cassation," reads the minutes of the vote counting board.