The Mayor of Mioveni, Ion Georgescu, detained by DNA, was expelled from the PSD on Wednesday evening by a decision of the PSD Argeş District Permanent Office, News.ro reports.

“Gathering for an extraordinary meeting, PSD Argeş Permanent District Bureau decided today, 04.10.2023, to expel Mr. Ion Georgescu, Mayor of Mioveni, from the party,” PSD Argeş said in a press release on Wednesday evening.

PSD Argeş President Ion Minzine said that “PSD strongly condemns and rejects any illegal actions by its members.”

“PSD remains consistent with its principles of integrity and will be uncompromising with anyone who violates them,” the organization also said.

The mayor of Mioveni, Ion Georgescu, who has held the post since 2006, was caught red-handed by DNA prosecutors on charges of demanding €30,000 in bribes, of which he received €10,000, from a doctor for interfering with his work at a hospital in Mioveni, HotNews reported. .ro judicial sources.

Georgescu has been a PSD member since October 1998, according to his resume. He is the vice-president of PSD Argeș and the president of the PSD branch in Mioveni.