The mayor of Mangalia, detained by the DNA on the charge that he has taken bribes for urbanism certificates or building permits

Cristian Radu, the mayor at the fourth term of Mangalia, was detained by the DNA in a bribe file in which the prosecutors carried out searches for five hours and heard several employees of the City Hall, according to Info Sud East.

The mayor is accused of DNA of taking bribes several times to issue administrative documents, such as urbanism certificates or building permits.

DNA announced on Wednesday that he is conducting five searches in Constanta county in a file regarding corruption offenses committed by civil servants. According to News.ro, those targeted in the file are the mayor of Mangalia, Cristian Radu, and the public administrator George Didi Călin.

Who is Cristian Radu

According to Info Sud East, Radu is one of the most influential politicians in PNL Constanța. It is criticized by the opposition in Mangalia and part of the civil society for the discretionary way in which the City Hall leads, being accused of lack of transparency, especially regarding the assets accumulated on behalf of the relatives.

He sparked criticism in the beginning of summer after publicly criticizing Romanians who choose to do their concentration outside the country to the detriment of the Romanian coast.

“Take the salary. The first thing, what do you do? You go to the supermarket. These companies-hypermarkets-are companies outside the country, so send the money outside. Then go to the mall to dress. 80-90% of the stores that are in the mall are from outside the country, yes?”

“And, once a year, you want to go on leave. Where do you go outside the country. So, if all the money we take abroad, we get them out of the country, we have no money to restore the infrastructure, to manage properly – not only in the city or municipality of Mangalia.