Former Securitate and Militia officers prosecuted for murder 

Former officers of Securitate (secret police) and Militia were prosecuted for the murder of engineer Gheorghe Ursu on Wednesday. So far, only Marian Clita has been prosecuted and convicted for the murder of Gheorghe Ursu on November 17, 1985. The indictment report filed by the Military Prosecutor's Office read that retired Colonel Vasile Gheorghe (former Securitate officer), retired Lieutenant Colonel Tudor Stanica (former Securitate officer), retired Lieutenant Colonel Mihail Creanga (former prison warden) and retired Major Marian Parvulescu are guilty of abuse in office and abusive investigation and mistreatment, but their crimes had been pardoned by Amnesty Decree no. 11 of 1998. Under the circumstances, the prosecutors decided not to pursue the case. The son of Gheorghe Ursu asked the prosecution, June 16, to continue investigating the former Securitate and Militia officers and prosecute them. Andrei Ursu has been on hunger strike for over a week to protest the prosecution's decision not to pursue the murderers of his father. Two days ago, dozens of Romanian and foreign intellectuals wrote to the Chief Military Prosecutor asking him to resolve the case as soon as possible.