Statements of U.S. ambassador stir more reactions

Concern uttered by U.S. ambassador to Romania regarding changes brought to the Criminal Code and to the Criminal Procedures one are out of place, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said.

Tariceanu said the two bills are bad, however this does not give a foreign diplomat the right to criticize the law frame. The ambassador could have gone to the Foreign Affairs Ministry to present his point of view, Tariceanu deems.

U.S. ambassador Nicholas Taubman scolded Romania's Parliament on November 14 urging it to stop intimidating and incriminating the press and criticized recent amendments brought to the Criminal Code and to the Criminal Procedures. One of these amedments includeds harsh punishments for those who disclose information without permission regarding criminal files.


Source: NewsIn