Legal proceedings against Călin Georgescu

Former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu is facing multiple legal proceedings in Romania involving allegations of political destabilization and financial fraud.

In September 2026, the trial of Georgescu, former mercenary Horațiu Potra, and 20 others commenced at the Bucharest Court of Appeal. The defendants are charged with attempting to undermine the constitutional order. Prosecutors allege that in December 2024, Georgescu and Potra coordinated a plan to use militarily trained individuals to create chaos in Bucharest following the annulment of the 2024 presidential elections. Georgescu faces accusations of complicity in the attempted attack on the constitutional order and the dissemination of false information.

Concurrently, Georgescu is under investigation by DIICOT for an alleged organized crime group and fraud involving approximately 1.1 million euros. Investigators are examining a scheme where a businessman reportedly paid a 1 million euro guarantee to secure a larger loan for a gold-related business, with funds allegedly transferred to a Swiss digital bank account linked to a Dominican Republic institution. Following searches at his residence, the Bucharest Tribunal placed Georgescu under judicial control after rejecting prosecutors' requests for preventive arrest. Authorities are also investigating whether these funds were utilized in his electoral campaign.