epa04613744 Romanian politician Elena Udrea (C), 41, member of Parliament, is escorted by police officers out of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (DNA) headquarters, while wearing handcuffs, in Bucharest, Romania, 10 February 2015. Udrea was detained within a 24 hours mandate for further investigations, none of the allegations being proved yet. Romanian Parliament lawmakers voted to suspend the immunity of Elena Udrea in order for her to be investigated for alleged corruption. Udrea presented herself to be questioned regarding two corruption cases, one case being related to a Microsoft government agreement. EPA/OCTAV GANEA ROMANIA OUT
By Aluta News
April08, 2022
A former Romanian minister convicted of corruption in her country had been arrested in Bulgaria, authorities said on Friday.
Elena Udrea, the former Minister of Regional Development and Tourism of Romania, was detained in a car near the Kulata checkpoint on Bulgaria’s border with Greece.
This followed a European arrest warrant issued by Romanian authorities on Thursday, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said in a statement.
According to Romanian authorities, the 48-year-old woman was sentenced to six years in prison for corruption.
Udrea committed crimes during her tenure as minister from 2010 to the end of 2011, the statement said.
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