August 3, 2019
Investigators continue searches in the house of the suspect from Caracal, Gaudeamus Book Fair under way on the Black Sea Coast
Newsroom, 03.08.2019, 13:57
Caracal – Investigators continue searches in the house of Gheorghe Dinca from Caracal, in the south of Romania, the 60-year old man suspected of having abducted, raped and killed two teens, aged 15 and 18 respectively. The Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism DIICOT announced that, following tests on the bones collected from Dinca’s house, they identified DNA from one single person, the 15-year old girl. In a Facebook post, the victim’s uncle, a public person, said he would ask for international counter expertise in relation to the human remains found in the suspect’s house, since he says he doesn’t believe the girl was burned there, as the suspect claims. Given the complexity of the investigation, the Carcal case was taken over by DIICOT Bucharest under the coordination of chief prosecutor Felix Banila. Meanwhile, the prosecutor who first handled the case at the onset of the investigation was suspended from Magistracy. One week ago he did not authorize policemen to enter the suspect’s house before 6 a.m. He is now under disciplinary hearings for serious neglect by the Judicial Inspection that announced a verification of the way in which all cases were handled by the Prosecutor’s Office with the Caracal Court starting in 2018. People have shown discontentment with the way the authorities acted in this case, and many officials have been dismissed or have resigned themselves.
Fashion — 7 Romanian fashion designers are participating in the World of Prom AmericasMart Fair, in the USA between August 4-10 — the Romanian Ministry for the business environment, trade and entrepreneurship announced. This is the first participation of companies from Romania in one of the most important events of the fashion industry from the USA and Canada. The 28th edition of the fair will host as many as 400 international brands. The Romanian companies will also attend all the fashion forums prepared by the organizers and will be able to establish useful contacts that will help them enter the US market more easily.
Gaudeamus — Book lovers are expected in the Black Sea resort of Mamaia at the 11th edition of the Gaudeamus Book Fair organized by Radio Romania which kicked off on Thursday. Book launches will be accompanied by various cultural events. Over 30 publishers are attending the fair and several writers have already launched their books. According to the president and director general of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation Georgica Severin, the Gaudeamus Book Fair amply promotes one of the most important brands of the Romanian media, namely Radio Romania. The 2019 Black Sea Coast Gaudeamus Book Fair will come to an end of August 5.
UNTOLD — UNTOLD, the biggest electronic music festival in Romania continues in Cluj Napoca, northwest, until August 4th. Over 200 artists will be performing on 10 stages. One of the stages, among the biggest in Europe, is located on the premises of the Cluj Arena stadium. It measures 90 m in width and 30 m in height, has LED screens mounted on an area of 1,500 sq.m. and 1,000 spot lights. Robbie Williams will perform on Sunday. Special shows will also be given by DJ Armin van Buuren, David Guetta and 3 Are Legend. Organizers expect 350,000 people from 100 countries to come to Cluj during the 4 days of the festival. (translation by L. Simion)
