





Former Romanian minister defends himself against allegations of involvement in corruption scheme
Later on Wendesday, one of Blaga's aides said that in his press statement today he meant he never proposed any customs head at local level and that Blaga stood by his February statements.
The dispute comes as major anti-corruption raids have been taking place at Romania's customs points with inquiries trying to establish who heads the graft system in the sector.
The head of a customs officers' trade union Prolex, Vasile Lincu, has tried to imply these days that the corruption at the National Customs Authority and the naming of top officials there were linked to former minister Vasile Blaga.