On 8 January, Romania Insider reported that the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) has announced that the prosecutors have officially started the criminal investigation against the former Liberal environment minister Costel Alexe for bribery and incitement to embezzlement.
https://www.romania-insider.com/dna-official-investigation-costel-alexe
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