Bucharest court postpones Alexandru Balan case to January 2027
Romanian judges postponed the treason case until 18 January 2027, because the former SIS deputy head cannot be summoned.
What it means for you
The Bucharest case cannot move forward until Balan is located and summoned in person. The next hearing is set for 18 January 2027. Until then, there is no final decision in Romania.
What happened
The Bucharest Court of Appeal on Monday, 2 November, postponed for the third time the case of former SIS deputy director Alexandru Balan, accused of treason. Balan was sent to Belarus on 28 April after President Maia Sandu pardoned him. The court cannot summon him because his whereabouts are unknown. Balan's lawyer said he is not authorised to share his client's phone number.
In short
- Next hearing in the Bucharest case is set for 18 January 2027.
- Balan's last known location, in April, was Minsk.
- On 15 April, a Chisinau court sentenced him to one year and six months in prison, to be served.
- Balan was exchanged for two Moldovan intelligence officers held in Moscow.
- A different panel of the Bucharest Court of Appeal approved his simplified extradition on 18 April.
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