Romanian prosecutors on
Monday indicted Premier Victor Ponta in a wide-ranging
corruption investigation.
Prosecutors said Ponta, 42, has been indicted on charges
including tax evasion, money laundering, conflict of interest
and making false statements while he was working as a lawyer in
2007 and 2008.
At the time, Ponta was a lawmaker.
He denies wrongdoing.
Prosecutors also said in a statement Monday that they
have temporarily frozen Ponta's personal assets.
Ponta is the first sitting Romanian prime minister to be
indicted and have his assets seized.
It was not immediately clear if Ponta could be arrested.
He has immunity for some of the charges, including the
conflict of interest accusation.
But he does not have immunity for the tax evasion and money
laundering charges.
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