Romanian ex-Prime Minister Adrian Nastase (PSD) was sent to be trailed by the National Anticorruption Directorate, under the accusations of bribing in the "Matusa Tamara" (Tamara Aunt) dossier.
Adrian Nastase shares the same dossier with Ioan Melinescu - ex-president for the National Authority against Crime and Money Laundry during 2001 - 2004, accused of stealing or destroying documents, receiving bribe and information divulgation; and also Ristea Priboi, ex-councillor for PM Adrian Nastase and ex-deputy (2000 - 2004), accused of complicity in bribing and complicity in receiving bribe.
The prosecutors' charges
According to DNA, the National Authority against Crime and Money Laundry held a proposal to inform the High Justice Court about a 400,000 US dollars deposit into the account of Nastase daniela, Adrian Nastase's wife. Melinescu used the support of the person who later turned them in to contact Adrian Nastase and Ristea Priboi, telling them about the situation. Melinescu was member of the National Authority against Crime and Money Laundry plenum at that time. He would have promised Nastase to block the formalities until after the 2000 elections, suggesting that the dossier needs to vanish. Adrian Nastase is believed to have agreed.
Adrian Nastase was named PM on December 28, 200. In the first coming Government session, he issued a decision (H.G. nr.1399/30.12.2000) naming Melinescu president of the National Authority against Crime and Money Laundry, dismissing Adrian Cucu and several members of the institution's plenum, which were handling the case of the 400,000 US dollars.
The prosecutors indicate that Ioan Melinescu abused his position and using the lack of strict regulations addressing the document's circuit in the institution and handed the paper over to Ristea Priboi, the them PM (Adrian Nastase) co
