Romanian man accused of praising terrorist organizations arrested in Bucharest

(Romania Insider) A man who created an account on a social network and allegedly praised terrorist organizations in the Middle East has been placed in pre-trial detention for 30 days by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, following an investigation by the police and prosecutors from the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT).

The defendant is accused of accessing terrorist propaganda materials.

DIICOT, cited by News.ro, announced that prosecutors ordered the 24-hour detention of a defendant under investigation for multiple offenses stipulated by Law No. 535/2004 on the prevention and combating of terrorism.

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