The Capital Police's reaction after the manifestation from the tomb of Ilie Lăcătușu was brought the flag of the Legionary Movement
Pilgrimage to Ilie Lăcătușu's crypt in Bucharest. Photo: Hotnews
The Capital Police announces that he is doing investigations to identify the people who brought with them the flag of the Legionary Movement at the pilgrimage to Tuesdays from the tomb of Ilie Lăcătușu in the Giulesti Cemetery, to notify the Prosecutor's Office.
Dozens of people came to the Giulești Cemetery on Tuesday, where the rack with Father Ilie Lăcătușu was located. Some of the participants brought with them legionary flags, according to a report made by Hotnews on the spot.
“Yesterday, July 22, 2025, police officers from the General Police Directorate of the Municipality of Bucharest – Section 20 Police, who are in the exercise of the duties, found, inside a cemetery in Sector 6, a flag that was located and containing the significance that refer to the certain ideologies. The gendarmes of the municipality of Bucharest have taken all the legal measures that have been imposed ”, announced the Capital Police on Wednesday.
The police mention that the flag was removed, “and in this case activities were started to identify the people who flown the flag with the respective symbol.”
“The checks are continued by the police within the Police Section 20, in order to establish the factual situation, to be notified the competent parquet unit. The Capital Police reaffirms the firm commitment to act promptly and legally to prevent and combat any manifestations that undermine the democratic values and the law,”
The Parliament has decided to tighten the punishments for fascism, legionaryism, racism or xenophobia. The law was attacked by President Nicușor Dan at the CCR, who had claimed the unclear character of the notions of “legionary” and “fascist”. The RCC, however, rejected the president's unconstitutionality objection as unfounded.
President Nicuşor Dan announced on Friday that he will resubmit the law in Parliament, after the Constitutional Court will publish the motivation of the decision by which he decided that the normative act is according to the fundamental law.
