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IGSU: Controls in 162 clubs in the country; 118 fines worth ove r 200,000 lei issued
Bucharest, Jan 22 /Agerpres/ - Over 160 clubs in the country were checked, between
Saturday and Sunday, by joint teams formed of firemen and representatives of structures of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI), 118 fines worth over 200,000 lei being issued, a release of the
Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) remitted on Sunday to AGERPRES informs.
"In order to ensure the continuity of preventive actions, following the order of the Minister of
Internal Affairs, Carmen Daniela Dan, during this night, firemen, together with representatives of the
MAI structures, assembled as joint teams, ran controls and checks at buildings that host activ ities with
a numerous public," IGSU mentions.
According to the quoted source, between Saturday and Sunday, 162 control actions took place
at economic operators in the clubs and discos category, 118 fines being applies, worth a total 203,000
lei, for irregularities in the realm of defence against fire.,
On the occasion of the controls executed, one grave offence in fire safety was
discovered at an economic operator in Branesti, Gorj County. The reference value of the maximum
number of persons attending was exceeded by more than 10 percent, firemen shutting down activity,
in accordance with provisions.
At the same time with the control activities regarding respect for the norms of fire defence,
firemen in the intervention subunits conducted 171 reconnaisance actions in the area of the objectives,
so that the way to intervene in case of fire could be established.
The last large-scale preventive action ran nationally targeting clubs and discos took place on
November 11 and 12 last year. In the two days 448 economic operators were checked, 405 fines being
issued, worth over 788,000 lei, and two clubs in Brasov were closed due to exceeding the maximum
number of persons attending. AGERPRES
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Tennis: Sorana Cirstea stopped in round of 16 of the Australian Open

Melbourne, Jan 22 /Agerpres/ - Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea was eliminated in the
round of sixteen of the Australian Open, being defeated, in two sets, 6-2, 6-3 by Spaniard Garbine
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Cirstea (26 years old, #78 WTA) will be awarded a check worth 220,000 Australian dollars
and 240 WTA points, after her first accession to this stage of the Grand Slam tournament down under.
Romania's representative had managed two previous qualifications to the third round of the
Melbourne tournament, in 2012 and 2013.
Sorana Cirstea's best performance in a Grand Slam tournament remains the quarterfinal
played in 2009 in Roland Garros.
Spaniard Garbine Muguruza, who defeated Sorana Cirstea after 65 minutes of play, will have
a difficult mission in the quarterfinals as she is to meet the winner of the match between Angelique
Kerber, the reigning champion and #1 in the world, and American Coco Vandeweghe. AGERPRES
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Bamboo Fire / Four patients, still at Floreasca Hospital; patient under special
supervision in stable condition
Bucharest, Jan 22 /Agerpres/ - Four patients who required medical care following the fire of
Saturday morning in the Bamboo Club are still at the Floreasca Emergency Hospital, said, on Sunday,
for AGERPRES, the spokesperson of the medical unit, dr. Bogdan Oprita.
According to him, the patient that required special medical care is in stable condition.
"She is stable, still in the Intensive Care Unit," the doctor mentioned.
The patient that required medical care following the Bamboo Club that was admitted to St.
Pantelimon hospital could be discharged on Sunday, said for AGERPRES, the spokesperson of that
medical unit, Fiorella Nitoiu.
Five persons were still in hospital on Saturday following the Bamboo Club fire, four of them
at Floreasca Hospital and one at St. Pantelimon Hospital, according to data provided by Internal
Affairs Ministry (MAI) spokesperson, Monica Dajbog. AGERPRES
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Romanian Police - actions against tax evasion:Damages worth 1.5 billion lei recuperated
last year
Bucharest, Jan 22 /Agerpres/ - Damages worth nearly 1.5 billion lei were recuperated by
policemen specializing in economic crime, following complex actions conducted last year in the
realm of tax evasion, a release of the Romanian Police General Inspectorate (IGPR).
According to the quoted source, 719 persons were subject to preventive measures, 127 of
them being placed under preventive arrest.
"The Romanian Police, through its Economic Crime Investigation Directorate, continued,
throughout 2016, the actions to prevent and combat tax evasion, both in the sphere of imports,
production and selling of excisable products (energy products, alcohol, tobacco), as well as in the
realm of services rendered, use of the workforce and intra-community transactions," the release
shows.
Last year, policemen investigating economic crime in the entire country conducted
investigations in 31,034 criminal cases, of which 15,436 were registered in the mentioned timeframe,
while 14,836 cases were solved (1,283 with proposals to be sent to court).
Furthermore, in the tax evasion cases, sums recuperated in cash or from bank accounts totaled
478.56 million lei, while sums placed under lien totaled 1.01 billion lei, according to the IGPR.
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Bamboo Fire / Attorney Dancu: Our data at this mome nt confirms fire was
intentionally placed
Bucharest, Jan 22 /Agerpres/ - Attorney Catalin Dancu, representing the owners of the
Bamboo Club, stated on Sunday, at the Bucharest Police headquarters, that the data they have at this
moment confirms that the fire was intentionally placed.
"I have explained the position of the administrator on how the events took place on that
evening. Prosecutors were also briefed on the protection and evacuation measures taken for the
persons in the club. Our data at this moment, from the existing witnesses, confirms that the fire was
intentionally placed. We will observe and the prosecutors will check the persons in the area of the
former fitness hall of the club. Until 3:00 hrs there were no data. Persons unknown to the club in this
area were identified," said the attorney.
He also mentioned that over 700 persons were in the Bamboo Club at the time of the fire
breaking out and they were evacuated in secure conditions in less than six minutes.
"Everything meaning support granted by employees, who were trained and specialized in
extinguishing fires and using fire extinguishers, were done in full cooperation. Furthermore, it
would've been correct to say that there were 700 persons in the club that, in less than six minutes,
were evacuated in secure conditions, because they all listened to the instructions of the staff," he
emphasized. AGERPRES
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Bamboo Fire / Investigator: No indication regarding criminal involve ment in Bamboo

Fire
Bucharest, Jan 22 /Agerpres/ - Investigators claim they have no indication regarding the
existence of criminal involvement causing the Bamboo Club fire in Bucharest.
"There is no indication regarding criminal involvement, as was claimed. The investigation has
not started in regards to the structure, the place where the fire has started and how it spread. After
these things are determined, the best working hypotheses will be analyzed and the main version of
what happened be analyzed," said the head of the Homicide Department of the Bucharest Police,
Radu Gavris, who is on Sunday at the scene, together with the prosecutor from the Prosecutor's Office
attached to the Bucharest Tribunal, Mihai Pruna.
The mention of the investigators comes after fashion designer Catalin Botezatu, a former
shareholder of the company that operates Bamboo Club, stated on Saturday that "it's possible the fire
was set by someone", because the club had "enemies".
Furthermore, the attorney of the Bamboo Club owners, Catalin Dancu stated on Sunday, at
the Bucharest Police headquarters, that the data they have at this moment confirms that the fire was
intentionally placed.
On the other hand, the investigators explained they received several documents from various
institutions, which are now being analyzed.
The hearings in the case will continue in the coming days, with the owner of the club to be
called as well. AGERPRES
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USR's Dan : We will sign PNL no-confidence motion if it is initiated

Bucharest, Jan 22 /Agerpres/ - The MPs of the Save Romania Union (USR) will sign the noconfidence motion of the National Liberal Party (PNL) if it is initiated, the leader of the USR, Nicusor
Dan, announced on Sunday.
"I have said in the electoral campaign that the goal of the PSD is to win power to erase the
century of prison that corrupt politicians have to serve and the damages worth one billion lei they
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have to pay. We will fight to deny this plan, which was set in motion last week, through all means,
both in Parliament, as well as in the street. We will sign the no-confidence motion of the PNL, if it is
initiated, and we will fight so that the simple motion of the USR against [Justice] Minister Florin
Iordache, be adopted in Parliament," Nicusor Dan mentioned, in a Facebook post.
According to him, all forces of the opposition and society are necessary to stop the PSD plan.
"We will see you today in University Square," the USR leader added.
The National Liberal Party (PNL) is considering whether to submit a no-confidence motion
and talks in this sense will take place on Thursday in the party, the ad-interim chair of the formation,
Raluca Turcan said.
"We will discuss the no-confidence motion. This is submitted during the parliamentary
session, next Thursday we will have a meeting and I will propose to colleagues to reflect, to elaborate
a no-confidence motion to defend the rule of law, to defend public interest. (...) I have launched the
invitation to those in the USR to support the no-confidence motion, if PNL will submit it," Raluca
Turcan added. (RO - author: Catalina Matei, editor: Georgiana Tanasescu; EN - editor: RazvanAdrian Pandea)
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PNL's Turcan: PNL conside ring no-confidence motion

Bucharest, Jan 22 /Agerpres/ - The National Liberal Party (PNL) is considering whether to
submit a no-confidence motion and talks in this sense will take place on Thursday in the party, said
the ad-interim chair of the formation, Raluca Turcan.
According to her, PNL is faced with a cause that is mandatory to defend by those who believe
in the values that form a European society.
"The PSD-ALDE [Social Democrat Party - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats] declared war
on the honest citizens of this country," added the interim chair of the Liberals.
In her opinion, the ordinances regarding pardoning and the amendment of the Criminal Codes
did not have as a purpose resolving the concrete measures in penitentiaries.
"The two ordinance - the one regarding pardoning and the one regarding the amendment of
the Criminal Code - are not about the administrative capacity to resolve the problem in the
penitentiaries. Five barracks if turned into modern detention facilities - the problem would be solved
by a lot. (...) Those in PSD-ALDE are not interested in the real solving of these problems (...), they are
interested only in saving from prisons those who are in their political clientele, those who are part of
the group of privileged persons in this country," she mentioned.
PNL will use all the instruments it has at its disposal to defend this cause of honest
Romanians, Raluca Turcan added, stating furthermore that PNL will also respond positively to the
initiatives made by other political formations that have as a sole purpose the defence of the rule of
law.
In this sense, PNL considers supporting the simple motion against the Justice Minister that the
Save Romania Union (USR) will submit.
"We will discuss the no-confidence motion. This is submitted during the parliamentary
session, next Thursday we will have a meeting and I will propose to colleagues to reflect, to elaborate
a no-confidence motion to defend the rule of law, to defend public interest. (...) I have launched the
invitation to those in the USR to support the no-confidence motion, if PNL will submit it," Raluca
Turcan added. AGERPRES
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Protest in central Bucharest regarding draft laws amending criminal legislation

Bucharest, Jan 22 /Agerpres/ - Several hundred persons gathered on Sunday in University
Square in central Bucharest, to protest against the amendments that may be brought to criminal
legislation.
The protest was announced on social media networks.
The protesters will march, starting with 18:00 hrs, towards the Government building.
The protest is part of a series of street movements announced, on Sunday, in several cities in
the country. AGERPRES
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Englis h Service Team, January 22, 2017

English Service Team, January 22, 2017
Editor-in-chief Razvan-Adrian Pandea (pra)
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President Klaus Iohannis joins protest in University Square

Bucharest, Jan 22 /Agerpres/ - President Klaus Iohannis has joined, on Sunday evening, the
protest in University Square, where nearly 2,000 persons are protesting the potential amendment of
the criminal legislation. AGERPRES
ID: 4799908; Data: 2017-01-22 18:39:52; Redactori: pra/pra

President Iohannis: I came to show indignation; group of politicians wants to weaken

rule of law
Bucharest, Jan 22 /Agerpres/ - President Klaus Iohannis stated that he came to University
Square to show his indignation that "a group of politicians" wants to change legislation and weaken
the rule of law.
"I have come here to University Square, as thousands other Romanians, to show my
indignation. A group of politicians with problems in justice want to change legislation in Romania,
they want to weaken the rule of law, something like that cannot be admitted. It's unacceptable for
legislation to change and tens and hundreds of politicians having problems with the law find
themselves with clean sheets and continue their wrongdoing. Romanians are rightfully indignant," the
head of state said.
Several thousand people have gathered on Sunday in University Square in central Bucharest,
to protest against the amendments that may be brought to criminal legislation. They started marching
towards the seat of the Government, Victoria Palace. AGERPRES
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