General Gheorghiță Vlad has requested retirement following a corruption scandal in which he is a suspect. The DNA is investigating alleged complicity in usurpation of office.
Mircea Medaru
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General Gheorghiță Vlad, the Chief of the General Staff of the Defense, has requested to retire after being placed under criminal investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Directorate for complicity in usurpation of function. The accusations concern acts committed in July 2025, when Vlad allegedly facilitated a request to the Ministry of Education for the increase of budgeted places at the National University of Physical Education and Sport, exceeding legal responsibilities. Alongside him, General Iulian Berdilă is also a suspect in the same case, which involves suspicions of influence peddling. Both Vlad and Berdilă have denied the accusations, stating that they have committed no crime. The Minister of Defense, Radu Miruță, stated that the investigation does not affect the image of the Romanian Army.
Sources
Generalii Gheorghiță Vlad și Iulian Berdilă cer să iasă la pensie în urma scandalului de corupție izbucnit la vârful Armatei
Generalii Gheorghiță Vlad și Iulian Berdilă cer ieșirea la pensie
Șeful Statului Major al Apărării și locțiitorul Iulian Berdilă cer să iasă la pensie în urma scandalului de corupție care a paralizat Armata Română
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