Oana -Mirela OM

🚨THIS NIGHT: 🇷🇴 ROMANIANS LIGHT UP CONSTANȚA DEMANDING FREEDOM FOR CĂLIN GEORGESCU — AFTER COURTS TWICE ORDERED HIS RELEASE FROM JAIL, ONLY TO BE OVERRULED! HE RETURNS TO COURT TODAY! Romanian flags filled the night as supporters of former presidential candidate CĂLIN GEORGESCU gathered in Constanța, raising hundreds of phone lights and demanding his freedom. Georgescu, who won the first round of Romania’s annulled 2024 presidential election before being barred from running again in 2025, has been held in preventive detention since September 29. He faces allegations involving a €1.1 million financial fraud scheme. Prosecutors claim that part of the money was intended to finance his presidential campaign. Georgescu denies wrongdoing. But his detention has become the subject of a controversial legal battle. On October 13, a court ordered house arrest instead of detention. That decision was overturned. On October 26, another judge ordered his release under judicial supervision. JUST TWO DAYS LATER, THE COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURNED THAT DECISION TOO, KEEPING HIM BEHIND BARS UNTIL NOVEMBER 27. Prosecutors have also raised concerns about alleged plans to seek political asylum in Italy. His lawyers dispute the interpretation of that evidence. His wife, Cristela Georgescu, has accused Romanian television stations of portraying her husband as guilty before any conviction, while supporters accuse the authorities of political persecution. TODAY, NOVEMBER 9, GEORGESCU RETURNS TO A BUCHAREST COURT, WHERE HIS LAWYERS WILL AGAIN DEMAND HIS RELEASE OR TRANSFER TO HOUSE ARREST. No ruling from today’s hearing has yet been confirmed. As his legal battle continues, demonstrators in Constanța have delivered their message with Romanian flags and lights raised into the darkness.