Romania extends pre-trial detention of far-right politician Calin Georgescu

The Bucharest court has extended the pre-trial detention of Calin Georgescu by 30 days, appealing a lower court ruling.Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026A Romanian court has extended the pre-trial detention of far-right politician Calin Georgescu by 30 days, in an investigation into an alleged 1.1 million euros ($1.2m) fraud case.The decision by the Bucharest Court of Appeal overturned an October 13 ruling by a lower court that ordered the pro-Russian former frontrunner in Romania’s cancelled 2024 presidential election to be moved from police custody to house arrest for 30 days pending the fraud probe.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Romania summons Russian envoy as it shoots down third intruding dronelist 2 of 3Romanian farmers clash with police over livestock export banlist 3 of 3Romania’s political crisis intensifies as Parliament rejects pro-EU PMend of listProsecutors said Georgescu and two other suspects persuaded a Romanian businessman to give them 1.1 million euros by making him believe they could help him secure a credit line of up to 15 million euros ($16.7m) from a foreign financial institution.Georgescu denied any wrongdoing and claimed the investigations ...