Romanian citizens who were evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Egypt arrived in Bucharest this evening on a plane that also included Prime Minister Marcel Colacu.

The President of the SRI Control Commission, Ioan Kirteş, said on Wednesday that the SRI conducts security interviews in the case of dual Romanian nationals arriving from the Gaza Strip in order to prevent terrorist elements from entering the country, News.ro reported.

Ioan Kirteş, president of the SRI oversight commission, told Prima News’ Romania Politică show that Tuesday’s meeting of the SRI oversight commission heard the Service’s leadership on this new conflict between Israel and Hamas.

“We were discussing citizens of Romanian origin who were stuck in the Gaza Strip, and naturally I asked about the way in which they wanted to be repatriated. We are talking about those who have dual citizenship, Romanian and Palestinian, and from the explanations we have been given, there are procedural security interviews that are being conducted by Egypt for the first time after the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, after which they will also be on arrival in the country. said the chairman of the parliamentary control committee.

The PNL senator clarified that these interviews upon arrival in the country are conducted to prevent terrorist elements from entering the country.

Cirteş explained that during conflict or migration in the event of war, elements that are not exactly friendly to the Romanian state can infiltrate.

Regarding what happens when such individuals are identified, Ioan Chirtesh said that there are standard procedures in place so that those elements who are considered to be terrorists or may pose a terrorist threat are identified, apprehended and then DIICOT prosecutors do their job and investigate further. these people.

The DSI Parliamentary Control Committee heard on Tuesday the leadership of the Intelligence Service of Romania regarding the development of the conflict in Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Aspects of the geopolitical situation in the Republic of Moldova were also considered, it was emphasized that Romania remains the main pillar of the European path.

The DIR also initiated and implemented measures to prevent the manifestation of risks and threats to security on the national territory. “So far, there is no information that would reflect the presence of direct and immediate risks to national security,” Commission President Ioan-Cristian Hirtesh said via News.ro.

DRI took it even from October 7

According to Chirtesh, the SRI has taken precautions since the morning of October 7, when the conflict between Israel and Hamas broke out, with increased security at airports, especially at Henri Koanda, as well as around synagogues, the Israeli embassy and in the neighborhoods. with many Palestinians.

There are thousands of Palestinians in Romania, about 8,000, mostly students.

“DSI has taken precautionary measures since the morning of October 7 in the sense that security has been increased at the airports, especially at Henri Koanda, security has been increased around synagogues, the Israeli embassy and of course they are at risk. surveillance and where there are many Palestinians, students or Palestinian communities,” the president of the parliamentary commission for the control of SRI, Ioan Kirteş, said on the show Romania Politica.

He stated that there is good cooperation between SRI and SIE in managing this regional crisis. “Today, there are no prerequisites for the emergence of terrorist threats on the territory of Romania,” he added.

The PNL senator noted that “there are thousands of Palestinians in Romania, about 8,000, studying in schools, especially students.”

“Almost all university centers have Palestinians. The biggest concern, not only for the Romanian services, but for all intelligence services, is the fact that a certain student who is sent to study in the state may receive news from relatives in Gaza that his family was killed in the bombing. This person, even if he has not become a terrorist, can suddenly become radicalized, and there are things that we cannot predict,” said Ioan Hirtesh, clarifying that “the whole society must react here.”

The president of the DIL control commission noted that in England there is always a request in public transport to call a certain phone number when a suspect is spotted. (News.ro)

Cătălin PredoiuPhoto: Agerpres

Catalin Predoiu: Romania is one of the safest EU countries

Interior Minister Catalin Predoiu says that Romania is one of the safest countries in the European Union, he claims that Romanian businessmen “don’t pay for three security guards 24 hours a day to be protected like other European countries do”.

“Recently, I accidentally talked with many Romanian citizens who often travel abroad, or citizens who live in the European diaspora, or citizens who live in the country but travel for work, entrepreneurs, businessmen, corporatists. I can compare directly and from discussions with their counterparts living abroad regarding the level of safety on the streets and generally the level of safety. And I’m just letting you all know the findings. Romania is one of the safest countries in the European Union at the moment, and it is also thanks to the Romanian police, the border police and the gendarmerie, as well as the Emergency Inspectorate, when something unfortunate happens,” said Katelin Predoiu on Wednesday, at a press conference, reports News.ro.

He stated that he is “the first to put a finger to the wound” in the institution he leads, and explained that he does not do so in bad faith, but added that we must “recognize that we have public safety at the level of the best, than in Europe”.

“Please believe that I was the first to touch the wound, because that is my role. And I hope to be understood when I do this, I do not do it out of bad faith. Now I am directly addressing the apparatus, the ministry, the structures, the arms and the trade unions. I don’t do it maliciously, I don’t do it for image, I do it constructively. I’m the first to put my finger on a wound when I see it. And I already have witnesses who can confirm this. They do it in offices and not only in front of the cameras. But at the same time, I think it is fair and just to recognize the fact that we have a product called public security at a more than satisfactory level compared to what is happening in Europe,” said the Minister of Internal Affairs. .