Romania: Journalist investigation reveals how Romania's PM got cleared of (...)

June 29, 2022

Journalist investigation reveals how Romania's PM got cleared of plagiarism accusations
Jun 29, 2022

Journalist investigation reveals how Romania's PM got cleared of plagiarism accusations.

An investigation carried out by local news organization G4Media reveals how, after being accused and investigated of plagiarizing his doctoral thesis, Romania's prime minister Nicolae Ciucă allegedly made sure that his case would be tried by friendly judges who cleared him. In January 2022, two (...)

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