Romania extends pre-trial detention of far-right politician Calin Georgescu
Summary
A Bucharest appeals court extended Calin Georgescu’s pre-trial detention by 30 days, until November 27, as prosecutors investigate an alleged €1.1 million fraud. Georgescu denies wrongdoing and says the investigations are politically motivated.Key Facts
- Prosecutors allege Georgescu and two other suspects persuaded a Romanian businessman to pay €1.1 million by claiming they could help him secure a credit line of up to €15 million.
- The appeals court overturned an October 13 lower-court ruling that would have placed Georgescu under house arrest.
- Georgescu remained in police custody after Wednesday’s ruling.
- Hundreds of Georgescu supporters protested, and some entered the Bucharest court building to call for his release, according to media reports.
- Georgescu won the most votes in the first round of Romania’s November 2024 presidential election, but the election was later annulled amid allegations of Russian interference, which Moscow denied.
- Georgescu was barred from standing in the rerun election, which pro-European centrist Nicusor Dan won in May 2025.
- In a separate case, prosecutors accuse Georgescu of inciting violence, spreading false information, threatening national security and promoting fascist leaders from the 1930s.
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