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Contradictions between Bolojan's statements and Bihor County Council reports in the illegal shelters case: "Good cooperation" appears in documents

From Adevฤƒrul · () Romanian

Translated from Romanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Romanian interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan is facing scrutiny over alleged ties to an association investigated for organized crime.
  • Official documents from the Bihor County Council, where Bolojan previously served as president, mention collaborations with the "Dumbrava DPG" association.
  • Bolojan denies any institutional relationship with the association, despite the documents indicating otherwise.

Romanian interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan is at the center of a controversy regarding alleged connections to an association currently under investigation for organized crime and human trafficking. Official documents from the Bihor County Council, where Bolojan served as president, appear to contradict his statements about a lack of institutional ties.

As mayor or president of the County Council, I had no kind of relationship with this association.

โ€” Ilie BolojanInterim Prime Minister denying institutional ties to the investigated association.

Documents from Bolojan's tenure as president of the Bihor County Council, specifically dating from March 2021, list collaborations with the "Dumbrava DPG โ€“ God Takes Care" association. This organization, led by Viorel Paศ™ca, is being investigated by DIICOT (Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism) for forming an organized crime group and continuous human trafficking.

No matter how much you try to associate me with this association, I have no connection to this case. I had no dealings, I had no regulatory competencies over this situation.

โ€” Ilie BolojanFurther denial of any involvement or oversight regarding the association.

One report from March 2021 explicitly mentions "good cooperation" with financing units, including the Bihor County Council and the Public Health Directorate, as well as social structures like the Dumbrava association. Subsequent reports from 2022 and 2023, signed by Bolojan himself when he was president of the County Council, reiterate this "good cooperation" with the association, listing it among accredited NGOs active in social services.

We had good cooperation with the financing units, namely the Bihor County Council, the Bihor Public Health Directorate, and also with other social units like those from Dumbrava โ€“ D.P.G. Association.

โ€” Document from Bihor County CouncilOfficial report from March 2021 detailing collaboration with the association.

Despite these documented collaborations, Bolojan has firmly denied any institutional relationship with the association. He stated, "As mayor or president of the County Council, I had no kind of relationship with this association." He further asserted, "No matter how much you try to associate me with this association, I have no connection to this case. I had no dealings, I had no regulatory competencies over this situation."

Accredited NGOs with activity in the social field โ€“ Dumbrava DPG Association.

โ€” Bihor County Council documentListing the association as an accredited provider of social services in a 2022 document.
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Originally published by Adevฤƒrul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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