{"id":3908,"date":"2025-02-27T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=3908"},"modified":"2025-02-27T11:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T11:00:08","slug":"calin-georgescu-reportedly-promised-access-to-romanian-gold-resources-to-controversial-businessman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=3908","title":{"rendered":"C\u0103lin Georgescu reportedly promised access to Romanian gold resources to controversial businessman"},"content":{"rendered":"

More details emerged from the case involving far-right politician and presumed presidential candidate C\u0103lin Georgescu<\/strong> after he was picked up and brought for questioning<\/a> by prosecutors.\u00a0Georgescu, who was placed under judicial control for 60 days, allegedly asked Romanian-born billionaire Frank Timi\u0219 for money through the infamous mercenary Hora\u021biu Potra, to finance his electoral campaign, Euronews Romania<\/a>\u00a0and G4media.ro<\/a> reported. Once elected, the politician would then ensure Timi\u0219 access to Romania\u2019s gold resources.<\/p>\n

Timi\u0219 is a controversial businessman who was convicted in 1986 for heroin possession and trafficking. Later, he ventured into the mining industry and became known for founding Gabriel Resources NL Australia, a company involved in the Ro\u0219ia Montan\u0103 mining project.<\/p>\n

In the 2000s, Frank Timi\u0219 expanded his mining businesses to Africa, where he turned to Hora\u021biu Potra’s private army for protection. The mercenary, who faced legal troubles for attempting to incite protests and possessing weapons, was compared by the Financial Times<\/a> to the late leader of Russia\u2019s Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.<\/p>\n

Potra allegedly served as the link between C\u0103lin Georgescu and Timi\u0219 and the channel through which funds traveled. Georgescu, who surged to first place in the now-cancelled presidential elections of 2024<\/a>, repeatedly claimed he did not spend any money on his campaign.<\/p>\n

“The factual elements retained in the case refute the argument that C\u0103lin Georgescu\u2019s entire electoral campaign did not benefit from any form of financing,\u201d prosecutors say, cited by Euronews Romania.<\/p>\n

Other elements in the case point to a link between the interest of Timi\u0219 and Georgescu\u2019s promises. During a talk show, the politician said that if he becomes president, he will immediately capitalize on the gold resources at Ro\u0219ia Montan\u0103. He then spoke about resources and policies designed to protect the environment, calling them the work of the global oligarchy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

C\u0103lin Georgescu was questioned for five hours on Wednesday, February 26, at the headquarters of the General Prosecutor’s Office, where prosecutors informed him that he is indicted and accused, among other things, of committing the offenses of incitement to actions against the constitutional order, communication of false information, false statements, and promoting the cult of persons accused of genocide. The politician is not allowed to leave the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A magistrate is also being investigated by the General Prosecutor’s Office in the case of C\u0103lin Georgescu. “Investigations are being carried out regarding the support of criminal activities by a person who holds the status of magistrate,” prosecutors say.<\/p>\n

Data from the investigation also revealed C\u0103lin Georgescu’s ties to Marian Motocu, a close associate of his who is being prosecuted for Legionary propaganda. In over 150 messages, they discuss the organization of so-called patriotic guards, whose mission would have been to occupy state institutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aside from the politician, approximately 15 close associates of Hora\u021biu Potra, friends or employees in his private army, were brought on February 26 to the General Prosecutor’s Office for questioning. Authorities also found USD 3 million, much of it hidden under floorboards, and 27 kilograms of gold during their searches. Moreover, they seized 30 grenades of various types, a grenade launcher, 8 machine guns, 9 pistols, a large quantity of ammunition, and explosive materials.<\/p>\n

In comments to the press, Potra said he will take responsibility for the weapons and that the money was obtained through legitimate sources.<\/p>\n

radu@romania-insider.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

(Photo source: Inquam Photos | Octav Ganea)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More details emerged from the case involving far-right politician and presumed presidential candidate C\u0103lin Georgescu after he was picked up and brought for questioning by prosecutors.\u00a0Georgescu, who was placed under judicial control for 60 days, allegedly asked Romanian-born billionaire Frank Timi\u0219 for money through the infamous mercenary Hora\u021biu Potra, to finance his electoral campaign, Euronews […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3908\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}