Border police official: Sentenced mayor Chereches fled Romania on a relative's ID document
Monday, November 27, 2023
Baia Mare mayor Catalin Chereches, who was under court control and under a ban to leave the country, fled Romania on Friday before being handed down later in the day a final five-year jail sentence for corruption. Chereches left Romania via the Petea border crossing point with Hungary, using the ID document of a relative carrying the same name, general inspector with the General Border Police Inspectorate (IGPF) Victor-Stefan Ivascu told a press conference on ...