The Party “Dignity and Truth Platform” filed an application to the Constitutional Court, asking it to determine the constitutionality of the regime of the state of emergency. According to the party, a number of abuses were committed and illegal fines were imposed during the state of emergency.

“It seems that the government desperately wants to fill the budget gaps with the fines collected massively from people,” the party says in a press release that is quoted by IPN.

“I know that you were wronged. I know that you were fined sums that exceed the size of a pension for two or even three years without you blame being proven. I know that business entities were hunted and obliged to pay heavy fines of tens of thousands of lei for unsubstantiated deeds so that they could bring money into the robbed budget at any cost. I know that the 72-hour period for examining cases does not ensure an equitable trial and was imposed by an illegal decision taken by the Commission for Exceptional Situations,” said PPPDA MP Vasile Năstase.

Since the state of emergency was declared on March 17, the police have imposed fines totaling over 36 million lei, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Under the Constitutional Jurisdiction Code, the date, hour and place of the hearing of the Constitutional Court are communicated to the sides within ten days before the start of the hearing, except for extraordinary cases.