Ex-Mayor Radu Mazăre, detained in Madagascar, in custody of Romanian Police

Former Mayor of Constanța, Radu Mazăre - detained by authorities of Madagascar where he had fled - is now in the custody of the Romanian Police and is to be brought back to Romania on Monday.

According to the final decision of the Romanian Supreme Court of Justice, Mazăre has been sentenced to nine years in prison, for corruption.

“At this hour, international fugitive Radu Ștefan Mazăre is in the Romanian Police’s custody. We remind you that the Romanian Police’s escort went to Madagascar to take over the fugitive and the return in Romania is to happen today”, reads a press release from the Romanian Police.

With reference to rumors about the escape of Radu Mazăre, Romanian Police stated that no official information was received in this respect.

Source:RRA.Translated by Miruna Matei