The former Prosecutor General Ion Munteanu is accused by Denis Urechi of having protected an organized criminal structure and of having manipulated a criminal case of major gravity. According to a public statement made by Urechi at a press conference at IPN, the case concerned the falsification of no less than 24 court rulings and Munteanu, as coordinator of the prosecution group, allegedly hijacked the investigation in favor of those involved, IPN reports.

“After Ion Munteanu started leading this working group, the schemes and frauds started,” says Denis Urechi. He claims that some of the evidence would have disappeared altogether and the investigation was “taken in another direction”.

Denis Urechi notes that, although the court rulings were found to be false, “Ion Munteanu did not hold accountable anyone who benefited from these rulings” and, worse, “he left them all in force”. Urechi warns of the consequences: “On the basis of these judgments, 18 criminal cases on bank fraud have been closed”.

Referring to the reason for Munteanu’s departure from public office, Urechi says: “His departure is due to the fact that the Supreme Court of Justice is hearing a pending application on the falsification of documents in the criminal case that was under his management”.

According to Denis Urechi, prosecutors who worked directly with Ion Munteanu are currently “ready to testify about the former Prosecutor General’s indications, falsification of documents and influence peddling provided by Ion Munteanu in the interests of criminal groups”.

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