Romania extends pre-trial detention of far-right politician Calin Georgescu

The Bucharest court has extended the pre-trial detention of Calin Georgescu by 30 days, appealing a lower court ruling.

Former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu raises his hands as he is escorted handcuffed by police officers in Bucharest, Romania, September 21, 2026 [File: Alexandru Dobre/AP]

A Romanian court has extended the pre-trial detention of far-right politician Calin Georgescu by 30 days, in an investigation into an alleged 1.1 million euros ($1.2m) fraud case.

The decision by the Bucharest Court of Appeal overturned an October 13 ruling by a lower court that ordered the pro-Russian former frontrunner in Romania’s cancelled 2024 presidential election to be moved from police custody to house arrest for 30 days pending the fraud probe.

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Prosecutors said Georgescu and two other suspects persuaded a Romanian businessman to give them 1.1 million euros by making him believe they could help him secure a credit line of up to 15 million euros ($16.7m) from a foreign financial institution.

Georgescu denied any wrongdoing and claimed the investigations were “politically motivated”.

Hundreds of Georgescu supporters protested against his investigation, with groups entering the Bucharest court building on Wednesday to demand his release, according to media reports.

George Simion, leader of the hard-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians, said the initial lower court ruling was a sign protesters were being heard.

Following Wednesday’s appeal decision, Georgescu remained in police custody with his detention set until November 27.

The former candidate won the most votes in the first round of Romania’s presidential election in November 2024.

The results and the second round were scrapped following allegations of Russian interference, though Moscow denied interfering in the vote.

Georgescu was subsequently barred from standing again, and pro-European centrist Nicusor Dan ultimately won the rerun presidential election in May 2025.

In a separate case , prosecutors accused Georgescu of instigating violence after the ballot was annulled, disseminating false information, attempting to disrupt national security and promoting 1930s fascist leaders.

Other far-right politicians supported Georgescu and vowed to stand by him amid ongoing political uncertainty in the country.

Parliament approved a government proposed by pro-European Luca Niculescu this month, making him prime minister following months of deadlock after the previous coalition collapsed in May.

布加勒斯特法院对下级法院的裁决提出上诉，将卡林·乔治斯库的审前拘留期限延长了 30 天。

2026年9月21日，罗马尼亚布加勒斯特，前总统候选人卡林·乔治斯库被警察戴上手铐押送时举起双手。[图片：Alexandru Dobre/AP]

罗马尼亚一家法院将极右翼政治家卡林·乔治斯库的审前拘留期限延长了 30 天，此案涉及一起涉嫌 110 万欧元（120 万美元）的欺诈案。

布加勒斯特上诉法院推翻了下级法院 10 月 13 日的裁决，该裁决命令将罗马尼亚 2024 年总统选举中亲俄的前领跑者从警方拘留所转移到家中软禁 30 天，等待舞弊调查结果。

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检察官称，乔治斯库和其他两名嫌疑人诱骗一名罗马尼亚商人向他们支付了 110 万欧元，让他们相信可以帮助该商人从一家外国金融机构获得高达 1500 万欧元（1670 万美元）的信贷额度。

乔治斯库否认有任何不当行为，并声称这些调查是“出于政治动机”。

据媒体报道，数百名乔治斯库的支持者抗议对他的调查，一些人周三进入布加勒斯特法院大楼，要求释放他。

极右翼罗马尼亚联盟领导人乔治·西蒙表示，下级法院的初步裁决表明抗议者的声音得到了倾听。

周三的上诉裁决之后，乔治斯库仍被警方拘留，拘留期至 11 月 27 日。

这位前候选人在2024年11月罗马尼亚总统选举第一轮投票中获得最多选票。

在俄罗斯干预的指控出现后，选举结果和第二轮投票被取消，尽管莫斯科否认干预了投票。

乔治斯库随后被禁止再次参选，亲欧中间派尼库索尔·丹最终在 2025 年 5 月的重新总统选举中获胜。

在另一起案件中，检察官指控乔治斯库在投票被宣布无效后煽动暴力、散布虚假信息、试图破坏国家安全以及宣扬 20 世纪 30 年代的法西斯领导人。

在当前国家政治局势动荡不安的情况下，其他极右翼政客也支持乔治斯库，并誓言与他站在一起。

本月，议会批准了亲欧派人士卢卡·尼古列斯库提出的组阁方案，使他成为总理。此前，由于上一届联合政府在5月份垮台，议会陷入了数月的僵局。