Rareș Bogdan, questioned Thursday at the Iași DNA in Fănel Bogos’s case

PNL MEP Rareș Bogdan is expected on Thursday, around noon, at the headquarters of the Iași DNA, to be questioned as a witness in the case involving businessman Fănel Bogos. Bogos is accused of incitement to blackmail and influence peddling.

According to investigators, the businessman allegedly paid in order to reach interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, whom he allegedly tried to persuade to remove the director of the Vaslui Sanitary-Veterinary Directorate from office.

Ilie Bolojan was previously questioned in the same case, as a witness. The Government stated that the questioning, which took place on October 2, concerned the circumstances of the meeting granted by the prime minister to the businessman and that Bolojan answered all the prosecutors’ questions.

the investigation also concerns Cristina Trăilă, former deputy secretary general of the Government. Three other people were detained for influence peddling, bribery, and blackmail, while two were placed under judicial supervision. Among those targeted is Mihai Barbu, former president of PNL Vaslui, accused of allegedly arranging meetings between Bogos and people in the central administration.