The PM lied every time he had been caught making intercessions for Patriciu. He lied about the meetings at the Victoria Palace with Patriciu and Macovei. He lied when he called at the Prosecutorsâ Office for friend Dinu. He lied when he bought shares at Rompetrol for a special low price. Now, he says the note he is supposed to have sent to the President does not exist. Will Tariceanu resign if the note shows up?
Each time PM Tariceanu used his political power to help friend Dinu Patriciu he lied to the press. He did the same thing when he talked about the deals between the two.
"PHONE" DEAL. In November 2005, a few days after resigning from Cotroceni, Elena Udrea makes the first important statements regarding Tariceanu cutting in for Dinu Patriciu. As a guest on Ion Crisotiuâs show on Antena 3, Udrea asks rhetorically: "Did anyone ask Tariceanu whether he had called the D.A. on the day of Patriciuâs arrest to make an intercession for his friend?"
At first, the PM answers with the help of the spokesperson, and then he does it personally, when he says he had called the General prosecutor, Ilie Botos, in order to get informed on the juridical status of his friend" due to the fact that he is one of the greatest contributors, as far as the GDP is concerned. During a TV show, Tariceanu says he had talked to Prosecutor Botos on other different occasions as well and he had been called by Botos and "informed about the arrest of other people". Botos denies: "we donât discuss about this with nobody". He adds he hadnât talked to Tariceanu on other cases either. The general prosecutor at that time emphasizes "he doesnât agree with being called by the Government leader, because only the Courts of Law are allowed to demand such information". Moreover, "the valid legislation limits the access of the hierarchic prosecutors to their subalternsâ files",
