Rule of Law

Romanian President Nicușor Dan on Monday vowed to investigate allegations of widespread abuses within the country’s justice system after judges and prosecutors raised concerns about intimidation and undue influence at the highest levels of the judiciary.

Speaking after a meeting with magistrates in Bucharest, Dan said the integrity of Romania’s judicial institutions was under serious question following what he described as extensive and credible complaints submitted by members of the profession.

The president said hundreds of judges and prosecutors had reported a climate of fear, accusing the Supreme Judicial Council, Romania’s top judicial oversight body, of protecting a narrow group …