Romanian Treason Probe Targets Russia-Linked Far-Right Plot
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Romanian prosecutors detained six people suspected of plotting to overthrow the government, as authorities clamp down on the rising far-right amid fears of foreign meddling before a key vote.
The six people, whom the prosecutors didn’t name, are suspected of establishing a paramilitary organization in a bid to withdraw the Black Sea nation from NATO with Russia’s help, Bucharest-based prosecutors said in a statement on Thursday.