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TEHRAN, December 17 - The leader of Romania's ruling party has asked a party colleague to press charges against the country's president for saying Romania wasn't prepared to assume the European Union's rotating presidency.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Social Democratic Party chairman Liviu Dragnea alleged Sunday that President Klaus Iohannis committed treason when he questioned Romania's readiness for the EU presidency that starts Jan. 1
During a 90-minute speech at a party meeting, Dragnea also asked the government to give amnesty to "thousands of people" he claims were wrongly imprisoned by anti-corruption prosecutors.
Dragnea is widely perceived to be the person running Romania's government even though he can't be prime minister due to a 2016 conviction for vote-rigging.
The EU has expressed concern about the rule of law in Romania. Dragnea said corruption was worse elsewhere.
Source: AP
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