The former spokesperson of the Romanian Patriarchate and current member of the National Audiovisual Council (CNA), Vasile Bănescu, mocked George Simion, after he requested the Protection and Security Service (SPP) to provide him with personal protection, following the vandalism of the AUR headquarters in Bucharest.
Vasile Bănescu mocked George Simion. PHOTO: archive
“No one has, until now, had the immense moral courage to speak openly about the lethal danger hidden in graffiti scrawling,” wrote Vasile Bănescu on Facebook, without naming Simion directly.
In the comments, Bănescu added a screenshot with the headline of a news story about the AUR leader’s request for SPP security, thus suggesting that his post refers to his request. The title of that article is “Simion was scared of the grafferi: I officially ask for protection for myself, my family and colleagues in the party leadership.”
George Simion announced on Friday that he requested security provided by the SPP for him, his family and the party leadership, accusing the “force institutions in Bucharest” that “discriminates against the political opposition in Romania”.
According to a statement sent by AUR, several hostile messages against the party were written with graffiti on the fence of the formation’s headquarters, and the banners with Romanian rulers displayed on the facade were partially destroyed.
“The facade of the party’s headquarters was destroyed by individuals who signed themselves as part of the Antifa group, an organization in the process of being outlawed in the United States, being labeled by the Trump administration as “terrorist””. Simion also stated.
Simion also claimed that he had previously filed several complaints regarding similar incidents, but without the authorities taking concrete measures.
Meanwhile, PNL deputy Alexandru Muraru publicly asks CSAT to reject the AUR leader’s request. Muraru accuses Simion of repeated violence and hypocrisy, stating that “a hooligan who acted as a political bully suddenly wants to be treated as a dignitary in danger”.
On Saturday, November 1, the Romanian Police made new clarifications regarding the death threats addressed to the AUR leader, George Simion, after he filed a criminal complaint in September. According to the Police, the report was treated with “maximum seriousness”, and a criminal case was opened following the complaint. The authorities have started the procedural checks.
