President Klaus Iohannis wrote in a posting on his Facebook page that he is following closely with great attention and concern what is happening with the Bodnariu family in Norway.
"I support the efforts of the Romanian authorities and of the Romanian Government to ensure human rights compliance for Romanian citizens, wherever they are," wrote Klaus Iohannis on Facebook.
The government announced on Tuesday the first steps taken in the Bodnariu case. Therefore the Bodnarius are asked to come to the Romanian Embassy in Oslo on Tuesday for assistance, to talk to our ambassador and a new lawyer, said Government spokesman Dan Suciu .
The children of the Bodnariu family - of Romanian Marius Bodnariu, IT engineer, and of his Norwegian wife Ruth, a nurse - the youngest of which is only a few months old, were taken from their parents by the Department of Child Protection in Norway, Barnevernet in November after the two girls, the eldest in the family, said they received
Physical correction from parents.
Parents are charged with abuse and religious indoctrination and the Norwegian authorities have started adoption proceedings.
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