The Romanian Far-Right Politician Calin Georgescu Has Been Charged with Involvement in A Failed Coup Attempt, Shortly After The Annulment of the Presidential Elections in December 2024. Georgescu Received the Mostes Under Suspices in Those.
The Romanian Supreme Court had declared the election results of the first round invalid on December 6. Georgescu had Become the biggest out of nowhere, which was suspicious. In The Week Before, Many Russian Attempts at Interference had leg Seen.
A day after the supreme courtt’s decision, Georgescu Allegedly had a secret meeting with a group of political allies. There, they reportedly discussed plans to infiltrate protests against the supreme court.
Supporters of Georgescu Then Peacefully Tok to the Streets because they disagreugated with the canellation of the elections. Georgescu and his Allies, Some of whom Were Militarily trained, wanted to make the protests violent and create chaos.
There are Six Charges Against Georgescu, including underminmining the Constitutional Order, Spreading Fake Information and Establishing an Anti-Semitic Organization, News Agency Agerpres and Balkan Insight Report. Another 21 people are also charged.
One of them is the paramilitary leader Horatiu Potra, who has Both Romanian and French Nationality. He Allegedly Traveled Armed to the Romanian Capital Bucharest in Early December to Incite the Protests. Potra Previously Worked As a Military Mercenary in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Georgescu Allegedly Benefited from Russian Interference
The public prosecutor also sees evidence that georgescu benefited from “Hybrid Russian Warfare Actions” in His Election Victory. Around the Elections on November 24, There Were Cyber Attacks on Government Agencies and Companies, Public Campaigns with Disinformation and Aggressive Promotion on Social Media.
Many of Those Messages on Social Media Were Created with Artificial Intelligence. Russia Denies The Allegations of Disinformation.
The Romanian Elections Were Held Again in May. The Pro-European Candidate Nicusor then Those Elections and is the New President.
It is not Yet Known when Judges Will Hear the Charges Against Georgescu and the Other Defendants.