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The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) announces the expulsion of three Pakistanis declared undesirable for posing threats to national security

Cristiana Dida

11 November 2026, 15:03

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Three Pakistani citizens have been declared undesirable persons in Romania and are due to be expelled after the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) determined that they were carrying out activities considered threats to national security. The decision was made by the court on November 10, 2026, following a referral by the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Bucharest Court of Appeal, and the ban on returning to Romania applies for a period of 10 years.

T.M.A., I.A. and A.M. came to the SRI’s attention at the beginning of 2026. According to the Service, the three expressed views and displayed behavior characteristic of individuals at an advanced stage of radicalization.

Investigators claim that the Pakistani citizens validated and reinforced one another’s radical ideas. They allegedly accessed, including together, terrorist propaganda materials and content with a strong emotional impact. The SRI states that it intervened preventively to prevent the risks generated by their presence and activities on Romanian territory from materializing.

To implement the measures, the Service cooperated with the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Bucharest Court of Appeal and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, through the General Inspectorate for Immigration. The SRI, the national authority responsible for preventing and combating terrorism, says it acts together with the competent institutions and external partners to identify and eliminate counterterrorism threats.

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Context: previous investigations into terrorist propaganda and actions to prevent security risks

Previously, DIICOT ordered the continuation of criminal proceedings against three minors (two aged 16 and one aged 17), suspected of having accessed and possessed terrorist propaganda materials online, in the context of activities related to radicalization. The investigation involved coordinated interventions with support at the national level, while the police drew attention to adolescents’ vulnerability to extremist propaganda.

At the same time, SRI announced that, in cooperation with Romanian institutions and international partners, it had prevented an act of sabotage on Romanian territory, allegedly involving a Russian citizen residing in the country. According to information from that case, he had allegedly been monitored and caught through photographic and video documentation of sites of strategic interest, while the interventions were intended to stop the operation.