Călin Georgescu remains in custody. On Wednesday, the Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled to extend his pretrial detention by another 30 days in the fraud case, after prosecutors appealed an earlier decision by the Bucharest Tribunal to release him under judicial supervision. The Court of Appeal’s ruling is final.
- The pretrial detention warrant for Călin Georgescu was due to expire at midnight tonight.
- The hearing at the Bucharest Court of Appeal began at 5 p.m., when Călin Georgescu was also brought before the court.
- Dozens of supporters of the former presidential candidate had already gathered on the steps of the Bucharest Court of Appeal, chanting for his release. Some then entered the building and continued chanting outside the courtroom, where the hearing was being held behind closed doors.
- At the end of the hearing, which lasted an hour and a half, Georgescu was taken back to the Central Detention Centre, where he awaited the judges’ verdict.
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