As Romanian authorities arrested Calin Georgescu, they also conducted raids against private security he hired; a SWAT-style operation abutting the political prosecution of the populist frontrunner.
Calin Georgescu, the populist frontrunner in Romania's annulled 2024 presidential election, was arrested today while en route to register his candidacy for the upcoming May election.
He has been accused of spreading "disinformation," "anti-Semitism," and improper campaign financing, with charges that carry a prison sentence of 20 years.
Romanian authorities conducted 47 raids across multiple counties.
According to Romanian media outlet G4Media, sources say the raids targeted a private security firm hired by Georgescu. Are they targeting his contractors to take down their real target - Georgescu?
The militarized, SWAT-style raids and arrest of Georgescu come just months after the presidential election he won was canceled over evidence-free allegations of "Russian interference."
Is this what is now meant by "European-style democracy?"
NATO is building a massive base right on Romania's border with Ukraine, but we're expected to swallow the lie that it's pure coincidence that Cálin Georgescu—who openly opposes this base—lost the election and is now arrested.
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