Nicușor Dan stated that he does not intend to dismiss Lucian Pahonțu

President Nicusor Dan said Thursday evening in Dublin that he does not intend to dismiss Lucian Pahonțu from his position as director of the Protection and Guard Service (SPP), stating that his mandate is to “put things in order,” not to seek revenge.

The statement was made during a press conference after a journalist asked why he was keeping Pahonțu at the head of the SPP, given that he had been an officer in the Special Security Troops, a structure accused of being involved in suppressing the 1989 Revolution.

The journalist cited situations in Poland and Germany in which people holding public office resigned in similar circumstances. He also mentioned the families of the Revolution’s victims, arguing that some of their children had been killed by security structures that Lucian Pahonțu was allegedly also part of.

“I believe the real question you are asking me is: ‘Don’t you want to offer us a little revenge?’ I did not come here, just as I did not go to City Hall, to seek revenge,” Nicusor Dan replied.

The president added that there is “an enormous amount to be done” to reorganize state institutions and ensure they function properly, without announcing any changes to the SPP leadership.