Emil Gânj, the criminal in Mureș, for almost a month. The police deny that they are asking for the help of volunteers “passionate about hiking and hunting”, as the Europol Union argues

Emil Gânj, the man from Mureş accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, and then set on fire the house in which the corpse was, is still sought by police forces, over three weeks after the crime. On Thursday, the Europol Union claimed that the Romanian police chief asked for the help of the volunteers “passionate about hiking” and “hunt” for catching the criminal. IGPR rejected the statements, which he said are “false”.

For 25 days the police have been trying to track down to follow Emil Gânj, the 37-year-old man accused that on July 8 he killed his former partner, and then set fire to the house in Mureș County where the body was.

The searches continue in several counties, but the variant is taken into account that it has already fled the country.

On Thursday, the Europol union wrote on his Facebook page that the Romanian Police chief asked in a video conference for the police to identify volunteers among the acquaintances for Emil Gânj's search operations.

“Within a video conferencing organized today, the head of the Romanian Police requested that the police identify, among their close ones, volunteers willing to move to Mures county, having the following availability: the ability to make long distances, on rough terrain, including at night;

The trade unionists attached a message to the post that they say was transmitted to the police groups.

“Currently, the daily costs for search activities are of the order of hundreds of thousands of euros. PS Voluntariat = activity carried out, unpaid,” wrote the Europol Union.

The reaction of the Romanian Police to the charges of Europol

The Romanian police rejected on Friday, in a press release, at the charges of Europol.

“Given the information according to which the Romanian Police would seek volunteers from civilians to participate in search actions in Mureș county, the Center for Information and Public Relations within the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police is empowered to communicate that these statements are false,” the Romanian Police said.

The Romanian Police also emphasizes that “the search activities are carried out exclusively by police and specialized forces” and makes a “firm recommendation”:

“If you have information about the person you are looking for, do not try to approach or intervene in any way. Call 112 immediately, and the police will intervene quickly,” the Romanian Police said.