Bucharest Mayor Ciucu Loses Appeal, Remains Under Judicial Control for Bribery Probe

Bucharest Mayor Ciprian Ciucu will remain under judicial control for another 60 days, as the Bucharest Tribunal rejected his appeal to lift the restrictions. The court's decision means Ciucu, who is under investigation for bribery, must adhere to the measures imposed by prosecutors until mid-October.

The judge found Ciucu's requests to be unfounded. The Tribunal officially announced that the judge of rights and freedoms denied the complaint filed by the defendant, identified as CC, who is being investigated for bribery. The judicial control measure, initially extended by prosecutors on August 12, 2026, will now continue from August 17 to October 15, 2026.

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The judge of rights and freedoms rejected, as unfounded, the complaint filed by the defendant CC, investigated for the commission of the crime of accepting bribes, regarding the order dated 12.08.2026, issued in criminal investigation file no. 317/2/P/2025 of the National Anticorruption Directorate – Section for combating corruption-related offenses, by which the preventive measure of judicial control was extended for a period of 60 days, from 17.08.2026 until 15.10.2026, inclusive.

Ciucu's attempts to modify the terms of his judicial control were also unsuccessful. Key restrictions that remain in place include a prohibition on leaving Romania without prior approval from the prosecutor. Additionally, he is barred from contacting specific individuals, as detailed in the Tribunal's statement. Ciucu was initially placed under judicial control by the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) in June and the measure has been extended since then.

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Also rejected, as unfounded, were the requests of the defendant CC regarding the modification of the content of the preventive measure of judicial control, in the sense of eliminating the following obligations: not to exceed the territorial limit of Romania except with the prior approval of the prosecutor; not to contact certain persons.