Romanian liberal MP Mircea Rosca, who is investigated by DNA prosecutors for corruption, was detained on Wednesday night (November 19) after over 2 hours of hearings, reports local Mediafax. He was taken into custody by Prahova County Police Inspectorate.

According to the Rosca’s lawyer, two other people investigated in the case, namely Diana Dumbrava – secretary at Azuga City Hall and Gabriel Popescu – local counsellor at Azuga City Council, were placed under judicial control.

Mircea Rosca arrived at DNA Ploiesti headquarters of Wednesday evening (November 19), after earlier that they prosecutors conducted searches at his house in the city of Comarnic, Prahova county.

Rosca is being investigated for two offenses of influence peddling. According to investigators, back in 2011, when he was vice-president of National Liberal Party PNL’s organization in Prahova county, Rosca  allegedly "asked EUR 20,000 to exert influence on defendant Popescu Gabriel Stelian and on other members of Azuga City Council, in order to facilitate the acquisition of land in the area,” reports Mediafax.

He allegedly received other amounts of money and even a car between 2011 and 2014. In return, he used his influence in order to facilitate the award of public procurement contracts to companies owned by his cousin, businessman Adrian Rotila.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com