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Cristela Georgescu describes DIICOT raid on husband during Alex Jones interview

Cristela Georgescu told Alex Jones that DIICOT agents seized her husband Călin Georgescu early in the morning, turning the operation into a public spectacle.

In an appearance on Alex Jones' podcast, Cristela Georgescu narrated a dramatic early-morning raid by DIICOT that resulted in the arrest of her husband, Călin Georgescu, on terrorism accusations. She described a large contingent of police and anti-terror units breaking down the door, surrounding her children, and interrogating the family about illicit items. The eldest son, 14, was placed under the guard of an armed officer for two hours, while her 90-year-old father was also monitored by armed personnel.

Georgescu called the operation brutal, unnecessary and disproportionate to the charges, and lamented the erosion of the presumption of innocence in a democratic society. She framed the incident as a test of Romania's democratic institutions and highlighted the strategic partnership with the United States as a context for raising human-rights concerns.

Why it matters

The account raises concerns about law-enforcement overreach and due process in Romania.

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