Romanian prosecutors have placed Bucharest's District 3 mayor Robert Negoiță under judicial control in a corruption investigation, following hearings and searches carried out on Thursday, February 5, judicial sources told G4media.ro.

Negoiță was granted judicial control on bail set at RON 800,000 (some EUR 160,000) and was banned from exercising his duties as mayor for the duration of the measure. 

Robert Negoiță is suspected of having used public resources to build a road primarily serving a real estate project owned by his brother, Ionuț Negoiță, a well-known property developer. The allegations were initially documented in an investigation published by Recorder, which examined several infrastructure projects carried out by the District 3 City Hall.

The investigation also concerns streets built by the District 3 administration over natural gas pipelines operated by Transgaz, Romania's gas transmission system operator, allegedly without the legally required permits, according to G4media.ro sources. Prosecutors are examining whether the works were carried out in breach of safety regulations and public procurement rules.

Prosecutors have not yet publicly detailed all the charges brought against him.

iulian@romania-insider.com

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