Changes at the top of the Ministry of Interior

The Head of the Romanian Police Department, the superintendent Petre Tobă and the State Secretary Dan Valentin Fătuloiu, have been replaced by the Ministry of Interior, the Minister of Interior Traian Igaş declared during a press conference.

Also, the Head of the Police Department in Neamt, Aurelian Şoric, has been replaced as he submitted his resignation.

Minister Traian Igaş also stated that he expects the chiefs who claimed that they would resign if Aurelian Şoric was dismissed from his position of Neamt county Police Chief, to 'keep their word' and submit their resignations.

Dan Fătuloiu has been replaced in his position of Secretary of State in the Ministry of Administration and Interior with Ioan Dascălu, attache for internal affairs at the Romanian Embassy in London, the Minister of Administration and Interior, Traian Igaş, announced.

Chief Commissioner Ioan Dascălu has completed several training courses, including one in the F.B.I Academy Quantico, in the United States of America.

Between 2005 and 2007, he led the Arad County Police Inspectorate, then the Timiş County Police Inspectorate.

The former Head of the Romanian Police Department, superintendent Petre Tobă was replaced by Liviu Popa, General Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Former officer in the Department for Economic and Financial Crime Control in the Bihor County Police Inspectorate, former officer in the Economic and Financial Police Bureau in the Police Department of the City of Oradea, then detached to the National Anticorruption Directorate in Oradea and chief inspector of the Bihor County Police Inspectorate.

From October 5th, 2009, superintendent Liviu Popa became general director of the National Anticorruption Directorate.

The former Head of the Neamţ County Police Inspectorate, Aurelian Şoric, has been replaced by chief commisary Dorel Manole.

Dorel Manole was from 2009 chief of the the Anti-Corruption Bureau for the County of Bacău.

The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ioan Dascălu.	The Head of the Romanian Police Department, Liviu Popa.
Photo: Agerpres

'The image of the police must be improved'

Ioan Dascălu, the appointed Secretary of State to replace Dan Valentin Fătuloiu, says he is aware of his new duties and wants his mandate to improve the image of the Romanian Police Department, but also wants to bring reform and restructuring within the Ministry of Interior.

'I am perfectly aware of the responsibilities that this position involves. As a short-term plan, I want to let you know that my activities will mainly focus on the improvement of the image of the Ministry of Interior and, of course, on the increase of public confidence in this institution and implicitly, in the flagship institution of the Ministry of Interior, namely the Romanian Police Department. My activities will also concern the reformation, restructuring and reorganization of the Ministry of Administration and Internal Affairs', Ioan Dascălu said.

Liviu Popa, who will hold the position of Chief of the Romanian General Police Inspectorate, also speaks on the topic of improving the image of the Romanian Police Department, as well as increasing the confidence of the citizens in this institution.

'I hope that, together with my colleagues in the Romanian General Police Inspectorate, we will manage to continue the great projects we already have and bring new ones, which will count as strong arguments in the improvement of the Romanian Police Department. I know for a fact that there are high-quality people there, true proffessionals, people who can provide the public service all citizens need', Liviu Popa said.


Translated by Manuela Stancu
MA STudent, MTTLC, Bucharest University