BROTHER: Gabriel Bivolaru - former deputy Social Democratic Party (PSD)

Newsline - September 1, 2004 ROMANIAN OPPOSITION ACCUSES PREMIER OF CORRUPTION The Romanian Anticorruption Prosecution (PNA) office is investigating a case involving Prime Minister Adrian Nastase, who allegedly bought land in downtown Bucharest for a very low price, Mediafax reported on 31 August. The opposition Justice and Truth Alliance last week asked the PNA to investigate the relationship between Nastase's law firm's purchase of land from former Social Democratic Party (PSD) deputy Gabriel Bivolaru and Nastase's public support for Bivolaru, who was then being investigated on fraud charges. At that time, Nastase was PSD first deputy chairman and deputy chairman in parliament's lower chamber. The opposition has accused Nastase of buying the land for $11,000, "25 times below the land's true market value." According to press reports, the land is currently worth around $1 million. Responding to the accusations, Nastase said the PNA's investigation is "normal and natural." ZsM http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1143234.html