{"id":6808,"date":"2025-09-17T11:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6808"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:01:55","slug":"romanias-former-presidential-candidate-calin-georgescu-rejects-coup-attempt-charges-compares-indictment-to-trump-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6808","title":{"rendered":"Romania\u2019s former presidential candidate C\u0103lin Georgescu rejects coup attempt charges, compares indictment to Trump case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romania\u2019s former presidential candidate C\u0103lin Georgescu<\/strong>, indicted for complicity in an attempted coup and spreading false information<\/a>, compared his case to that of US president Donald Trump, calling the indictment \u201ca speech\u201d and \u201ca carbon copy\u201d of Trump\u2019s 2016 legal troubles, Digi24<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

Georgescu arrived Wednesday morning, September 17, at the Ilfov County Police Inspectorate to sign his judicial control order, where dozens of supporters gathered in the rain, chanting his name behind security barriers set up by police.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He made no comments upon entry, but on leaving the building, he denounced the charges, claiming they were politically motivated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe indictment is nothing but a speech. And the case itself is a carbon copy of president Trump\u2019s 2016 case, with the same accusations, only different actors,\u201d Georgescu told reporters. He added that \u201ctruth will prevail\u201d in Romania as it did in Trump\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

The former presidential candidate also launched a tirade against what he called a \u201cglobalist-Soros oligarchy,\u201d which he accused of seeking his removal from politics. He described justice as being used \u201clike a bullet\u201d against him, and claimed he was being targeted because he advocates for Romania\u2019s prosperity, sovereignty, and moral reform.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Georgescu\u2019s remarks were cheered by his supporters outside the police station. Tensions escalated after his departure, when some demonstrators clashed with gendarmes. Two people were removed from the crowd and fined RON 2,000 and 3,000 for obstructing police, according to Bucharest Gendarmerie officials quoted by News.ro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Romania\u2019s General Prosecutor\u2019s Office confirmed Tuesday that C\u0103lin Georgescu and 21 others, including former paramilitary leader Hora\u021biu Potra, had been indicted. The group faces charges linked to attempts to undermine the constitutional order and spread disinformation following the annulled 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n

According to prosecutors, Hora\u021biu Potra\u2019s group of mercenaries had planned to incite unrest and overthrow the government after the 2024 presidential election was canceled<\/a>. The\u00a0attempt was stopped at an early stage<\/a>, with authorities arresting members before they reached Bucharest.<\/p>\n

Georgescu also allegedly benefited from hybrid warfare operations coordinated by Russia during the country\u2019s 2024 presidential election crisis.<\/p>\n

Prosecutor general\u00a0Alex Floren\u021ba\u00a0said<\/a> this is \u201cthe most serious case monitored in the last 35 years,\u201d and warned once again that Romania has been under sustained hybrid warfare aimed at destabilizing society and manipulating public opinion.<\/p>\n

irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n

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

Romania\u2019s former presidential candidate C\u0103lin Georgescu, indicted for complicity in an attempted coup and spreading false information, compared his case to that of US president Donald Trump, calling the indictment \u201ca speech\u201d and \u201ca carbon copy\u201d of Trump\u2019s 2016 legal troubles, Digi24 reported. Georgescu arrived Wednesday morning, September 17, at the Ilfov County Police Inspectorate […]<\/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-6808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6808","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=6808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6808\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}