Laura Codruța Kövesi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Ex-Romanian Prosecutor General
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Place of Birth: Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna County, Romania
About Laura Codruța Kövesi
- Laura Codru?a Kövesi (Romanian pronunciation: ['la.ura ko'drut?sa 'køve?i]; born Laura Codru?a Lascu; May 15, 1973) is the first European Public Prosecutor and the former chief prosecutor of Romania's National Anticorruption Directorate (Romanian: Direc?ia Na?ionala Anticorup?ie - DNA), a position she held from 2013 until she was fired on the order of Justice Minister Tudorel Toader on 9 July 2018.
- Prior to this, between 2006 and 2012 Kövesi was the Prosecutor General of Romania (Procuror General), attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice. Upon appointment in 2006, Kövesi was the first woman and the youngest Prosecutor General in Romania's history.
- She is also the only public servant to have held the office of Prosecutor General for the entire duration of its term.Kövesi was described by The Guardian in 2015 as a "quiet, unassuming chief prosecutor who is bringing in the scalps", leading "an anti-corruption drive quite unlike any other in eastern Europe – or the world for that matter".
- Her tenure as head of the DNA has substantially increased public confidence in the institution, both within Romania and across the EU, with a 2015 poll reporting that a high 60% of Romanians trust the DNA (compared to 61% for the Romanian Orthodox Church and only 11% for the parliament).
- In February 2016, Kövesi was renominated for chief prosecutor by the Ministry of Justice, based on the positive results achieved under her leadership.In early 2018 Justice Minister Tudorel Toader proposed her dismissal as DNA chief prosecutor after presenting a report on her managerial activity at DNA based on 20 categories and allegations.
- Among the accusations were: excessive authoritarian behavior, discretion of the Chief Prosecutor of the DNA, involvement in other prosecutors' inquiries, prioritization of the files according to the media impact, violating the decisions of the Constitutional Court of Romania and signing illegal agreements with the Secret Services.
- President Iohannis initially refused to revoke her, but a Constitutional Court decision forced him to do so, stating that he can only verify its legality, not the arguments that lead to the proposal. EU Public Prosecutor’s Office - EPPO: Council confirms Laura Codruta Kövesi as first European chief prosecutor.
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