General Stanciu's connection

The documents Mugur Ciuvica, head of the Group for Political Investigations, uncovered had been drawn at the time when Radu Timofte was chief of the SRI (Romanian Secret Service). The link between the latter and Traian Basescu's former colleague in Anvers continued outside the SRI too.
According to the two documents unveiled by Mugur Ciuvica, the SRI is spying on the PNL (National Liberal Party) and on Liberal senator Norica Nicolai. The documents consist in two annexes to some materials authored by the SRI Group for Registration and they are signed by General Vasile Stanciu. One interesting detail is that July 20, 2006, the date mentioned on one of the two documents, was the very day when Radu Timofte, Gheorghe Fulga and Virgil Ardelean resigned at Cotroceni Palace because of the scandal emerging after Syrian businessman Omar Hayssam had fled Romania.
Even if one of the documents is signed by Colonel Florin Coldea, deputy of the SRI chief, given the SRI interior regulation, any document addressing the chief reaches one of the deputies first, depending on their attributions. In this case the document reached Colonel Coldea, at that time in charge of all the operative matters within the SRI.
As far as General Vasile Stanciu is concerned, he was several times reported to have been an under cover officer in Anvers at the time when Traian Basescu, now President of Romania, was head of the Navrom Agency in Anvers. Right after reaching Cotroceni Palace, Traian Basescu would tell the SRI generals that, if one of them wanted more information about him, they should ask Colonel Vasile Stanciu, whom he could see attending that very meeting. (...)
SRI under domestic inquiry
The SRI head George Maior argued yesterday that he could neither confirm nor deny the authenticity of the documents uncovered by the Group for Political Investigations, announcing that the SRI was under domestic inquiry for a week.
The SRI chief explained: "It is about alleged events that occurred in the summer of 2006. The SRI is looking into the matter. Right now we can neither confirm nor deny the documents presented by Mugur Ciuvica. We are analyzing them". He added he was categorically denying any prejudice or judgement on political police action and monitoring of parties blamed on the SRI. He argued: "There has been no monitoring of senator Norica Nicolai or of any political party, no matter which one, or of the Romanian President. After all, his name too is mentioned in one of the documents Mugur Ciuvica produced".
Liberals wants the guilty to step back
Liberal senator Norica Nicolai argued yesterday that she wouldn't voice accusations against the SRI since she lacked evidence, but she claimed the guilty should step back if the accusations were proved true.
The senator explained: "The SRI is enjoying the presumption of innocence from the PNL. Still we are hopeful that Romania is not turning into a state of the 50s, of the totalitarian beginning when communism succeeded due to the active support from some intelligence services". She outlined she was blaming no one, still commenting that what was unveiled now about some SRI officers' activity could mean break of personal rights and liberties. (...)

D.S.S. & Razvan Gheorghe
Ziua Marti 25 Septembrie 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english