Latest News
£45K Dacias cost police chief job
17 October 2008
Romania’s chief of police has been fired ordering what the country’s government claims were grossly overpriced Logan patrol cars.
Chief Gheorghe Popa signed a €22.7 million (£17.7 million) order for 392 cars, valuing them at €58,000 (£45,000) each. An entry-level version of the Logan costs €6400 (£4950) in Romania – Popa claimed the difference in price was for extras including GPS and a video system.
Romania’s interior minister cancelled the deal, saying it was a gross misuse of public money. He has also reported Popa to the country’s anti-corruption unit.
Popa defended himself by claiming that he took the contract on at a late stage, and that “there would have been [financial] consequences if I hadn’t signed it.”
The European Union has already accused Romania of suffering from endemic corruption.
Your say
Comments: 2 Join the discussion
News archive
Today's hottest stories
