“The National Security Agency doesn’t want me at City Hall,” was Sector 5 Mayor Cristian Popescu Piedone’s first reaction after ANI reported on Wednesday morning that he would be in a conflict of interest as he appointed his son-in-law to the commission from the sale of commercial premises. Piedone says he will sue ANI for allegedly limiting his right to a defense and manipulating voting intentions.

“The pathetic political and security interests want a puppet master at the head of the citizens of Bucharest, not a home owner who will fight for the citizens and the city! ANI, mother ANI and all the guards working against the country can no longer deceive Romanians. (…) Dear conscientious citizens, communist security lives under the guise of ANI. They want to stop my candidacy for the capital city hall. (…) If the security forces and thieves of the country want a national revolution, then it will be a national revolution to wash the country of traitors and stinkers! “, Piedone wrote on his Facebook page.

The mayor said he would sue ANI for limiting his right to a defense and manipulating voting intentions.

“I am suing ANI for limiting my right to a defense after publicly announcing the alleged conflict of interest before personally informing me of the decision!

I am suing ANI for manipulation of voter intent, given that the report was fabricated immediately after I announced my candidacy for mayor of the capital,” Piedone wrote.

Akvesta says that he is not afraid and will run for the capital’s mayor’s office, and his son for the 5th sector mayor’s office.

“Ever since ANI announced in the press that it was accusing me, I have been getting calls from citizens from all over and messages of encouragement! I thank them and let them know that I’m not afraid, I’m not giving up, I’m going forward and only forward. The thieves of the country know the following. I am not afraid of your file cabinets, prison and security! Christian Popescu Piedone is running for mayor of the capital! Deputy Vlad Popescu Piedone is running for the post of mayor of sector 5!”, Piedone also wrote.

The mayor of Sector 5, Cristian Popescu Piedone, is accused of a conflict of interest by the National Integrity Agency, which accuses him of appointing his son-in-law to the commission for the sale of commercial premises.

• “Performing the duties of the mayor, he issued and signed an order appointing his son-in-law (first degree) as a member of the commission for the sale of commercial premises or services subject to Law No. 1000. 550/2002, as a result of which he received a material benefit (revenue collected in 2021 and 2022) for a total of 109,520 RON.
• Thus, the assessee violated the provisions of Art. 70 and 71 of Law No. 161/2003 in combination with the provisions of Art. 5, summer f) and Art. 228, par. 1, summer a) from GEO No. 57/2019,” say ANI representatives.

The commission manages and puts up for sale the commercial premises of the capital city hall located within the radius of the 5th sector.

Cristian Popescu Piedone announced on Sunday evening that he will take part in the elections to the capital’s mayor’s office from the party he leads, the Humanist Social Liberal Party, founded by Dan Voiculescu.