The former mayor of Bucharest who was convicted of corruption has been arrested in Athens on an international warrant, Greek media reported on Tuesday.
Sorin Oprescu, 70, who served as mayor in the Romanian capital from 2008 and 2015, was found guilty by the Romanian courts of bribery, setting up a criminal organization and abuse of power.
Last Friday, the Bucharest Court of Appeal sentenced him to 0 years and 8 months in jail for corruption.
He left the country two weeks ago before the court ruling, media reported.
In 2015, Oprescu was accused of receiving 25,000 euros from the former director of Bucharest’s cemetery authority.
Investigators found large sums of money during a search of his home, but was unable to prove where the cash had come from.
There were no immediate details about the circumstances of his arrest, Romanian authorities who issued an international arrest warrant after they failed to find him in Romania following his sentencing, did not immediately confirm his detention.
Two other people convicted in the trial also have international arrest warrants in their name. They include Cornel Bogdan Popa, the former director of the Bucharest cemetery authority and a businessman.
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