Mario Iorgulescu’s lawyers are trying to save the young man from a sentence of 13 years and 8 months in prison for murder, arguing that he has brain damage from childhood and does not understand what is happening in court.

Mario Iorgulescu, who has fled to Italy, has launched an extraordinary appeal – a cassation appeal – through his lawyers at the High Court of Cassation and Justice to try to avoid a sentence of 13 years and 8 months in prison. received for murder and driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and drugs (cocaine), in connection with a traffic accident caused in 2019, as a result of which a man died, informs Agerpres.

In the courtroom on Thursday, Iorgulescu’s lawyer argued that the young man could not take part in the trial because he had been brain damaged since childhood, according to a test carried out in Italy using a highly effective medical device.

“This is an aspect that has been proven even in the appeals court. It is a highly effective medical device that, unfortunately, detected these irreversible diseases that he suffers from and played a role (in causing the accident – no). He cannot actually participate in the criminal process, because he does not understand what is happening,” said the lawyer, leaving the courtroom.

Also, the defenders demanded a change of legal qualification, arguing that Mario Iorgulescu, who is the son of Gino Iorgulescu – the president of the Professional Football League, should not have been tried for committing the crime of murder in connection with the occurrence of a road accident.

The Supreme Court postponed the decision on the cassation appeal of the defense of Mario Iorgulescu to April 11.

Mario Iorgulescu is in Italy, his parents managed to take him out of the country by private plane immediately after the accident

In October 2023, the Bucharest Court of Appeal finally sentenced Mario Iorgulescu to 13 years and 8 months in prison for manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs (cocaine) in connection with a car accident he caused in 2019 . , as a result of which a person died.

He was initially sentenced to 15 years and 8 months by the Court of First Instance (Bucharest Court), which was reduced to 13 years and 8 months by the Bucharest Court of Appeal.

Also, the Court of Appeal of Bucharest annulled the decision of the Tribunal, by which Mario Iorgulescu had to pay the two family members of the man killed in the accident the sum of 200,000 euros – moral damage and 100,000 lei as material damage, these losses must be paid by the insurance company CITY INSURANCE SA, the company, which is bankrupt.

Mario Iorgulescu was hospitalized in a private clinic in Italy, his parents managed to take him out of the country by private plane immediately after the accident. He was not heard by prosecutors or judges, neither during the criminal prosecution nor during the trial.

Driving an Aston Martin in a jealous rage, with a blood alcohol content of 1.96 g/l and under the influence of cocaine.

On the evening of September 8, 2019, a young man attended a party hosted by a friend’s family in the village of Guliya, Terteşeşti commune, where he consumed alcohol. One day he found out that his ex-girlfriend, with whom he had just broken up, was at a club in Herăstrău Park. Witnesses say that he continuously argued on the phone with his ex-girlfriend, was nervous and shouted, but he promised the presenter that he would not get behind the wheel in such a state.

At the end of the party, at about 02.50, in a fit of jealousy and anger, with a blood alcohol level of 1.96 g/l and under the influence of cocaine, he got into his Aston Martin car. DBS, and left for the Capital.

He entered Bucharest via Citila, moving at a speed of 140 km/h to 164 km/h (moments recorded by video cameras on the route), at the intersection between Citilei Highway and Teodora Neagoe Street, he speeded into a red traffic light . 145 km/h, after which he accelerated to 162 km/h, driving next to another vehicle that was moving at low speed on the I lane. After that, he drove onto the curb, pressing the gas pedal to maximum acceleration, drove onto the street. in the opposite direction, where at a speed of 143 km/h he collided head-on with a car driven by a man who died on the spot.