92 years, 7 months and 28 days - this is the total amount of delays in 27 major corruption cases which have been monitored by HotNews.ro. Almost a year and a half since the Romanian-language version of HotNews.ro launched a section dedicated to such major corruption cases, a statistical report on the results were presented on Thursday during a conference organized by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, in the presence of most judicial institutions in Romania and key ambassadors to the country.
The total number of days registered in delays for a solution in the 27 cases monitored by HotNews.ro stands at 33,825 - that is, 92 years, 7 months and 28 days. That means about 3 years and six months for each case in average.
- The full report can be found here (in Romanian)
The report lists statistical data related to the cases in HotNews.ro's "Corruption cases" section between July 2010 and November 30, 2011.
Top 10 corruption cases involving major politicians and public authorities, in terms of delays to a solution
1. Bribery case – Nicolae Mischie – 2,362 days
2. The "Hunting weapons" case - Serban Mihailescu – 2,031 days
2. The "Deer" case - Marian Oprisan – 2,005 days
3. The "Lottery I" case - George Copos – 2,004 days
4. The "Luxurious Displaced" case - Ionel Mantog – 1,912 days
5. The "Rompetrol" case - Dinu Patriciu – 1,910 days
6. The "Chinese Goods (Zambaccian I)" case - Adrian Nastase – 1,844 days
7. The "Medical appliances for penitentiaries" - Serban Bradisteanu – 1,715 days
9. The "Aunt Tamara" case - Adrian Nastase – 1,645 days
10. The "Sugar factory" case – Gheorghe Falca – 1,498 days
Top 10 - number of terms in major corruption cases
1. Bribery case – Nicolae Mischie - 57 terms
2. The "Rompetrol" case – Dinu Patriciu - 55 terms
3. The "Deer" case - Marian Oprisan - 55 terms
4. The "Lottery I" case - George Copos - 48 terms
5. The "Luxurious displaced" case - Ionel Mantog - 46 terms
6. The "Medical appliances for penitentiaries" - Serban Bradisteanu - 43 terms
7. The "Quality trophy" case – Adrian Nastase - 43 terms
8. The "Sugar factory" case – Gheorghe Falca - 38 terms
9. The "Land trafficking" case – Marinica Cazacu - 32 terms
10. The "Chinese Goods (Zambaccian I)" case - Adrian Nastase - 32 terms
