Prosecutors started a witch hunt against ministers or ex-ministers presumed to have abused their position and engaged in corrupt acts. Most newspapers on Tuesday read about the Parliament's decision to approve a penal investigation against ex-Sports minister Monica Iacob Ridzi. Next in line seems to be Tourism minister Elena Udrea and former PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu. Elsewhere in the news, one newspaper reveals how citizens can choose their "most suited" judge even though it is illegal. Last but not least, tourists planning to visit Romania's Danube Delta face lack of transports infrastructure in the area.
Most newspapers on Tuesday read about the Parliament's decision to approve a penal investigation against ex-Sports minister Monica Iacob Ridzi. Prosecutors claim that the former minister was aware of all the unlawful decisions taken for the organization of the May 2 events, marking Youth Day.
The Parliament approved, by 192 votes for and 35 against a penal investigation against Ridzi, Cotidianul reads. At her turn, Ridzi declared that she is part of a party that upholds the rule of law and does not protect its members to escape the law. She underlined that the conclusions on her case should be taken by a court of law and not by journalists or other political adversaries.
Besides Ridzi, Tourism minister Elena Udrea is also in the spotlight, Gandul reads. The Parliament decided to set up an investigation committee to put forward a report and decide whether the ministry led by Udrea spent the ministry's money legally.
Still about justice, Romania libera reads that people can choose a judge that "best suits" their interests, even though in Romania this is illegal. Two years ago, courts introduced an IT system, ECRIS, which automatically and arbitrarily distributes the cases. The system, worth 35 million euro, was introd