Sorin Oprescu knew that the bagful of money left on his couch was a bribe! It's the conclusion drawn by the judges who remanded him in custody for 30 days.
Magistrates saw a real conspiracy to amass illegal fortunes uncovered at the City Hall.
The Oprescu's claim that the alleged bribe money was a loan did not gain ground.
Judges say the doctor turned politician became a danger to society by taking bribes after an overwhelming number of Romanians elected him Mayor of Bucharest.
Examining the charges levelled by prosecutors, judges noticed another suspicious fact: Sorin Oprescu's shady meetings in his Ciolpani villa were held only after dark.
The so-called "conspirators" were careful not to speak nearby cell phones and would not touch the money brought in by liaison people until the latter had left the house.