Mugur Ciuvică

Mugur Ciuvică (Romanian pronunciation: [mugur ʧiuvicə]) is a former presidential aide of ex-President Emil Constantinescu and a controversial Romanian political analyst.[1]

In 2002, Ciuvică was briefly detained and subsequently placed under investigation for distributing via the Internet a report entitled Armageddon II, which alleged that then-Romanian Prime Minister was involved in corrupt business affairs.[2] Rights groups said that the indictment undermined freedom of expression.[3]

Ciuvică is the leader of the Group for Political Investigations.[4] Ciuvică appears frequently on Antena 3 news channel. In July 2013, he ranked second among Romanian public figures with the highest number of presences in TV studios.[5]

Ciuvică is a frequent critique of former President Traian Băsescu.[6] In April 2009, Mircea Băsescu, President Traian Băsescu's brother, threatened to beat Ciuvică.[7]

References
  1. "Romania Ex-President Faces Money-Laundering Charge". 20 April 2016.
  2. "Refworld | Amnesty International Report 2003 - Romania".
  3. "Romanians Say Indictment Harms Freedom". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 22 January 2002.
  4. "Home". grupul.ro.
  5. "MediaTRUST: The top of politicians with the highest number of presences in TV studios". 14 August 2013.
  6. "Former Romanian president Traian Basescu investigated for money laundering". 20 April 2016.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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