Overview

• Prosecutors indicted Călin Georgescu and 21 co-defendants and sent the case to court on charges of plotting to disrupt national security and Romania’s constitutional order.
• Investigators allege Georgescu met Horațiu Potra after the vote was canceled to coordinate a 21-person paramilitary group that planned violent protests in Bucharest.
• Potra was charged in absentia, and authorities say they believe he is seeking asylum in Russia.
• Prosecutor General Alex Florenta described a broader wave of cyberattacks, public events and disinformation linked to pro-Russian groups that targeted state institutions, transport firms and banks.
• Romania annulled the first-round presidential vote in December over suspected Russian interference, barred Georgescu from the May rerun, and centrist Nicușor Dan won the presidency.