Cristian Anton, former director of ARR, has been sent to trial by DNA Cluj for bribery and forming a criminal group

Cristian Anton, former director of the Romanian Road Authority (ARR), has been sent to trial by DNA Cluj for taking bribes in a continuous form, using confidential information, and forming an organized criminal group.

Alongside him, R.B.A., an administrator of a commercial company, is accused of giving bribes and influence peddling. In the second half of 2024, Anton allegedly coordinated a criminal group that facilitated the fraudulent promotion of exams for professional transport certificates, in exchange for sums of money. He allegedly allowed individuals from R.B.A.'s entourage to take the exams in place of the candidates, while R.B.A. would collect significant amounts from the candidates. DNA has ordered a precautionary seizure of assets and sums of money totaling over 523,000 euros in Anton's case and other sums in R.B.A.'s case. The case has been sent to the Bucharest Tribunal for trial, with a proposal to maintain preventive measures.