Mugur Ciuvică (Romanian pronunciation: ['mugur ʧu'vikə]) is a former presidential aide of ex-President Emil Constantinescu and a controversial Romanian political analyst.[1]

In 2002, Ciuvică was briefly detained and subsequently placed under investigation for distributing via the Internet a report entitled Armageddon II, which alleged that then-Romanian Prime Minister was involved in corrupt business affairs.[2] Rights groups said that the indictment undermined freedom of expression.[3]

Ciuvică is the leader of the Group for Political Investigations.[4] Ciuvică appears frequently on Antena 3 news channel. In July 2013, he ranked second among Romanian public figures with the highest number of presences in TV studios.[5]

Ciuvică is a frequent critique of former President Traian Băsescu.[6] In April 2009, Mircea Băsescu, President Traian Băsescu's brother, threatened to beat Ciuvică.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Romania Ex-President Faces Money-Laundering Charge". 20 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Refworld | Amnesty International Report 2003 - Romania".
  3. ↑ "Romanians Say Indictment Harms Freedom". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 22 January 2002.
  4. ↑ "Home". grupul.ro.
  5. ↑ "MediaTRUST: The top of politicians with the highest number of presences in TV studios". 14 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Former Romanian president Traian Basescu investigated for money laundering". 20 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.