Călin Georgescu
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- 2d ago
Romanian gendarmerie denies AI fakes of officers kneeling to Georgescu supporters
Romania's gendarmerie says viral TikTok images of uniformed men kneeling before a crowd are AI-generated and were not filmed at Friday's protest in Bucharest. The same day, a court kept former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu in custody.
- 4d ago
Romanian prosecutors search Bucharest homes in new case against Călin Georgescu
Romanian prosecutors carried out two home searches in Bucharest on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, in a new case against former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu. They allege he asked a man to sweep his Mogoșoaia villa for surveillance devices.
- Oct 16
Georgescu stays in pretrial detention as house-arrest ruling faces appeal
Călin Georgescu says he remains in pretrial detention because a Bucharest Tribunal house-arrest ruling is not final. Prosecutors' challenge is now pending before the Bucharest Court of Appeal, which has yet to set a hearing date.
- Oct 14
Romanian prosecutors open in rem criminal case over 2024 presidential election annulment
Romania's prosecutors confirmed on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, a criminal case over the annulled December 2024 presidential election, opened on 27 July 2026 after more than 600 complaints from a civic association.
- Oct 13
Călin Georgescu detention ruling postponed to 13 October as protests reach 14th night
The Bucharest Tribunal postponed until Tuesday, 13 October, its ruling on whether former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu can leave pre-trial detention for house arrest or judicial control. He has been held since 29 September in a DIICOT fraud investigation.
- Oct 12
Prosecutors send Bogdan Peșchir to trial over alleged voter bribery for Georgescu
Prosecutors accuse Brașov businessman Bogdan Peșchir of giving 265 voters gifts and crypto worth 957,842.23 dollars to back Călin Georgescu in the 2024 presidential race, according to figures cited from the file.
- Oct 9
Bogdan Peșchir sent to trial for voter bribery over TikTok gifts in Georgescu's 2024 campaign
Prosecutors say Bogdan Peșchir paid influencers and sent gifts and crypto worth 290,225.90 USD in total to sway voters toward Călin Georgescu in the 2024 presidential election.
- Oct 9
Călin Georgescu questioned by DIICOT for fourth day over 1.1 million euro fraud case
Prosecutors continued computer searches on devices seized from Călin Georgescu's Mogoșoaia villa, with more than 20 devices still to be examined. His wife Cristela was not summoned on Friday, and supporters gathered outside the headquarters.
- Oct 7
AUR ousts co-founder Marius Lulea as feud flares over dues and Călin Georgescu
Romanian political party AUR has expelled co-founder Marius Lulea over alleged unpaid membership dues, prompting Lulea to publish bank receipts and accuse party leader George Simion of exploiting Călin Georgescu's arrest for political leverage.
- Oct 5
Romanian police detain supporter of Călin Georgescu after assault on two cameramen outside DIICOT
Bucharest police detained a 50-year-old man for 24 hours on Monday after he assaulted two television cameramen with a metal flagpole outside the DIICOT anti-mafia headquarters.
- Oct 5
Romanian prosecutors question Călin Georgescu's father-in-law over 118,000 lei transfer in 1.1 million euro fraud case
Romania's anti-mafia prosecution unit DIICOT summoned Vasile Moldoveanu as a witness on Monday to investigate a 118,000 lei bank transfer linked to the 1.1 million euro loan fraud probe targeting former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu.
- Oct 2
Călin Georgescu Held in 30-Day Custody as Bucharest Protests Face Heavy Fines
Bucharest police deployed cordons outside the Central Arrest facility on 2 October 2026, where former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu is held on organized crime and fraud charges exceeding 1.1 million euros.
- Sep 30
Traian Băsescu calls for audit of AUR finances and forecasts electoral decline
Former Romanian president Traian Băsescu called for an inspection of AUR party accounts on Wednesday, projecting the party has reached its peak following the detention of Călin Georgescu.
- Sep 30
Romanian parliament rejects Siegfried Mureșan as prime minister with 182 of 233 required votes
Lawmakers in Bucharest rejected liberal nominee Siegfried Mureșan on Wednesday, leaving Romania without an approved government five months after the previous coalition collapsed.
- Sep 30
Romanian court detains Calin Georgescu for 30 days in €1.1 million fraud case
The Bucharest Court of Appeal placed former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu in 30-day preventive detention over allegations of defrauding a businessman of €1.1 million.
- Sep 24
Romanian prosecutors seize Călin Georgescu's villa in €1.1M fraud probe
Romania's organized crime agency DIICOT placed a precautionary freeze on former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu's Mogoșoaia property as part of an investigation into an alleged €1.1 million fraud scheme.
- Sep 22
Romanian police execute 29 searches across 15 counties following Piața Victoriei protest violence
Bucharest police and prosecutors executed 29 search warrants and issued 30 summonses across 15 counties on 22 September 2026 following violent clashes at a farmers' demonstration one week earlier.
- Sep 21
Romanian prosecutors detain former candidate Călin Georgescu in 1.1 million euro fraud case
DIICOT prosecutors placed Romanian sovereigntist figure Călin Georgescu in 24-hour custody following five property searches linked to an alleged 1.1 million euro loan fraud.
- Sep 13
Călin Georgescu denies campaigning during market speech to 2,000 supporters in Oradea
Former Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered about 2,000 people at a flea market in Oradea on Sunday, rejecting claims that his nationwide tour serves as an electoral campaign.
- Sep 3
Romanian Supreme Court frees Horațiu Potra from house arrest under judicial control
Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice replaced the house arrest of mercenary leader Horațiu Potra with 60 days of judicial control in the constitutional destabilization case linked to Călin Georgescu.
