DIICOT opens investigations for terrorism after threats sent to schools by Romanian 17-year-old

Prosecutors from the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) are carrying out investigations for terrorism in the case regarding the threatening messages sent to schools and medical units across Romania on September 23 and 24. According to Romanian law, the threat of carrying out acts of terrorism is punished with 2 to 7 years in prison.

Earlier this week, authorities launched checks in several educational and medical institutions, both in Bucharest and nationwide, after they received threatening emails.