* The Court of Gorj and the Court of Appeal of Craiova have rejected the request for his arrest
* The two courts state that Pârvulescu did not intercede for the assignment of the receivables of the Mayoralty of Peştişani
Dumitru Pârvulescu, recently elected president of the Supervisory Board of Transelectrica, has been accused by the press of holding this position even though he is being investigated by the prosecutors of Gorj for corruption and taking bribes.
Mr. Dumitru Pârvulescu gave us an exclusive statement which we reproduce below.
The Court of and the Craiova Court of Appeal have rejected the proposal for preventive arrest rendered against him by the Court of Gorj, in the case in which he is being investigated for abuse in office against the interests of the state, with extremely serious consequences, said Dumitru Pârvulescu, the president of the Supervisory Board of Transelectrica.
He said: "I am not charged with corruption and I am not being investigated for taking bribes, like the press has been alleging lately. The charges are abetment of abuse in office. Since I am not being investigated for corruption, I can continue to hold public positions. I am innocent and the courts will continue to see my innocence. I have full confidence in the courts and I am convinced that the truth will be reestablished in court. The presumption of innocence works in my favor, and it must be honored in lawful country".
In the court ruling of September 4th, 2012, the Court of Gorj states: "Based on the investigation data it is found that the defendant (Dumitru Pârvulescu), did not, in any way, through requests or by appealing to friendship, cause the defendant Pavel Ion Florin - the mayor of the commune of Peştişani - to sign two contracts of assignment of receivables on July 2nd, 2009, worth 2.5 million lei to Şerban Doru Aristică and
