Romania’s National Integrity Agency has filed a complaint against the mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan, accusing him of abuse of office.
The agency alleges that the City Hall paid a fine on the mayor’s behalf and that, in his capacity as mayor, Dan approved a budget increase for a department he also temporarily led.
According to ANI, Nicușor Dan had management positions in four other public institutions or services without authorization.
Between August 7 and September 7, 2021, while serving as both mayor and general director of the Bucharest Lakes, Parks, and Recreation Administration (ALPAB), Nicușor Dan also allegedly requested a budget increase of RON 3 million. He then approved the requested increase as mayor.
ANI alleged that Dan abused his office to favor certain persons when he used the City Hall, as a public institution, to pay and then contest – using the Legal Department of the Bucharest Municipality – a fine given to Dan in his capacity as a citizen.
Last October, the mayor told Digi24 that he received a parking fine right in the parking lot of the Bucharest City Hall after forgetting to pay to extend his parking ticket.
The Bucharest mayor responded to ANI’s accusations, saying that he would challenge them in in court and claimed he had acted legally.
„I request that the National Integrity Agency provide the press with access to the entire administrative file on which they based their report,” he said.
