The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) announced Wednesday in a press release that Dan Coman Sova, at the time the offense was committed he was the legal representative of SCA "Sova and Associates" is prosecuted for complicity in the abuse of office by obtaining undue benefits for himself or for another.
According to prosecutors, in January - February 13, 2008, Dan Sova, knowingly insisted, considering the litigations that the Turceni (CET) and ICM - SC Mines Closure and Preservtion SA were involved in, that Dumitru Cristea who acted at the time as the as CEO and the CHP officer of the above mentioned companies, enter into a separate contract for legal assistance with his law firm to settle the litigations.
In this way, Sova allegedly contributed to Cristea’s decision to illegally enter on February 13, 2008, the legal assistance contract between CET and SCA "Sova and Associates". Moreover, he also defined the terms and conditions of the contract and signed it on behalf of the SCA "Sova and Associates", obtaining an undue advantage for his law firm amounting to 1,242,018 (including success fees), the anti-corruption prosecutors argue.
In another case, from 2 October to 1 November 2007, knowingly, in the context of the legal dispute between CET and Electrica, Dan Sova would have insisted that Cristea should enter into a separate contract for legal assistance with his law firm on that issue, "contributing thus to his decision to illegally enter an addendum to the contract of legal assistance. "In this case too, Sova allegedly set the terms and conditions of the addendum, signed by the SCA "Sova and Associates", obtaining an undue advantage for his law firm of 1,142,400 (including success fees) the prosecutors added.
Moreover, in January - February 14, 2008, Dan Sova, knowingly, in the context of another legal dispute between Rovinari Energy Complex (RAC) and ICM - SC Mines Closing and Preservation SA, urged the Director General to enter into a contract for legal assistance related to the settlement of the respective litigation.
Therefore Sova allegedly contributed to the decision of the director to illegally enter the legal assistance contract on 14 February 2008, between the Rovinari Energy Complex and SCA "Sova and Associates" and he also defined the terms of the contract and signed it on behalf of the company he represented. Following this agreement, the law firm received the sum of 1,071,336.80 (including success fees) prosecutors also showed.
According to DNA, the total amount representing undue benefits gained in favor of SCA "Sova and Associates" as a result of the legal aid contracts concluded with Turceni and Rovinari energy complex is estimated at EUR 3,455,754 lei.
DNA specified that in this case they are conducting further criminal investigations on the topic.