The head of the department within the Agency for Intervention and Payments for Agriculture, detained at the beginning of August in a case of influence trafficking, has been transferred to house arrest, reports IPN.

The prosecutors requested an extension of the preventive arrest for another 30 days, however, the court ordered the extension of the measure for 20 days. The decision was contested by both the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the defense. Subsequently, the appellate court partially admitted the defense’s appeal and replaced the preventive arrest measure with house arrest.

According to the National Anti-Corruption Center, the official allegedly received 130 thousand lei, claiming that he could influence the approval of a subsidy application submitted by a business agent.

During the investigation, law enforcement officials also documented the transfer of other sums of money to third parties. As a result of the searches carried out in the case, cash assets totaling 2.5 million lei were seized. The criminal investigation continues to establish all the circumstances and identify other individuals who might be involved.