Gheorghe Piperea (AUR) accuses Ciprian Ciucu of not allowing a protest to be organized for Călin Georgescu

AUR MEP Gheorghe Piperea accuses Bucharest General Mayor Ciprian Ciucu of restricting the constitutional right to protest after Bucharest City Hall refused to approve a demonstration scheduled for November 14, 2026, in Izvor Park.

According to Piperea, the public gathering, entitled “Respect for the rule of law and fundamental freedoms,” was notified to the municipality, but the organizers allegedly initially received a draft protocol containing several restrictive conditions. These included holding the event between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., the strict delineation of the area by gendarmes, limits on speeches, and participation by no more than 50 people.

The MEP later claims that the general mayor informed the organizers that the draft protocol had been withdrawn from the approval process because the purpose of the demonstration had allegedly been changed online. Piperea considers the decision an abuse and says that authorities cannot arbitrarily ban protests, regardless of the cause they support.

The MEP warned that the lack of an organized framework could encourage spontaneous protests and argued that responsibility for any potential incidents would lie with the authorities. He noted that the demonstration could also involve support for Călin Georgescu. The allegations presented are those of Gheorghe Piperea.