The ex-president of Banca de Economii Viorel Barca and two members of the bank’s Administration Board on July 6 were questioned additionally by anticorruption prosecutors in the case of the bank frauds committed at Banca de Economii (Savings Bank) following new circumstances and facts identified by the prosecution group. The three persons are investigated as defendants in this case, IPN reports, quoting the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Earlier, the three were summoned by anticorruption prosecutors for questioning within the criminal case started over abuse of power and violation of the lending rules, which caused significant damage to the bank.
The case of appropriation at Banca de Economii involves former presidents of the bank’s Administration Boards and current and former members of the Board as well as business entities that benefitted from loans released with violations. The investigation into this case included searches and arrests.
In parallel, a group of inquiry consisting of anticorruption prosecutors and officers of the National Anticorruption Center launched an extended investigation into the case of the three banks involved in the theft of the US$1 billion. This seized different documents from state institutions, with a number of public servants being questioned.
