"Arrested Romanian ex-minister wanted to wallpaper her cell" February 18, 2015
BUCHAREST, Romania — A former Romanian tourism minister who was in detention on corruption and money-laundering charges had asked to be allowed to wallpaper and paint her cell walls.
Marius Stribulea, lawyer to Elena Udrea, said his client, one of the most influential Romanian politicians in the past decade, wanted to renovate her accommodations.
‘‘As you know the conditions are not the best,’’ he said Tuesday. Mediafax reported that the flamboyant 41-year-old politician wanted to wallpaper her cell walls, as well as paint the bars and radiator.
Stribulea said Bucharest police were to examine the request, but it appeared that wasn’t necessary: A court ruled late Tuesday that Udrea would be put under house arrest while being investigated.
She can work on her own home now.
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