France does not extradite fugitive Paul from Romania: the decision is final. The Minister of Justice announced the reasons cited

Paul Lambrino, known as Paul de Romania, will not be extradited from France to Romania, according to the final decision of the French court that judged the extradition request of the fugitive sentenced at home to three years and four months in prison in the case of the illegal return of the Royal Farm from The lady

“An information that Alina Gorghiu keeps hidden: France definitively refused to extradite the fugitive Paul from Romania, the <> of Fried Fish! In other words, Romania definitively lost the extradition process of the fugitive, pompously self-titled <>, sentenced to three years and four months in prison in the case of the illegal return of the Royal Farm from Băneasa. What were you doing, Alina?! You explain to him why, for several months, you have kept this information hidden from the eyes of the Romanians, while, in the same period, with stupidity and hypocrisy, in the role of announcer at the arrivals in Otopeni, you brag about your work to others, while you have a great ZERO contribution!”wrote on Facebook, Ana Birchal, former Minister of Justice in the Dăncilă Government.

The current Minister of Justice, Alina Gorghiu, explained, in a comment for G4Media, that the institution she represents has done its job and considers that the French court exceeded its powers assigned by the JAI framework decision 2002/584 regarding the mandate European Arrest.

“We sent on time all the documents they requested, as well as the situation of the conditions of detention where he was to be imprisoned, which were in accordance with European standards. The court of first instance in France rejected the surrender citing the illegal composition of the court panel from Romania. More specifically, the fact that one of the judges would not have taken the oath at the inaugurationto you”, explained Alina Gorghiu.

The Romanian authorities have been trying for more than three years to bring Paul Lambrino to the country

The 76-year-old fugitive “prince” was arrested in France in June 2022 after fleeing his country following a 3-year, 4-month prison sentence.

In December 2020, Paul Lambrino was sentenced on appeal by the High Court of Cassation of Romania to 3 years and 4 months in prison for influence peddling, money laundering and bribery.

Paul Lambrino was accused of collaborating with a gang of criminals between 2006 and 2013 to recover properties he claimed as heir to the Romanian royal family, including the Snagov forest and the Baneasa farm. In total, 18 people were convicted in that case.