Румъния: Сблъсъци с полицията по време на антиправителствените протести

Fierce clashes broke out in Bucharest on Wednesday night, following a day of massive but peaceful demonstrations against changes to the criminal law that will see the decriminalisation of official misconduct.
Protesters threw an array of projectiles at police who lined the streets in front of the cabinet building. In turn, officers repeatedly charged the protesters arresting some and driving the crowd back.
Earlier in the day some 150,000 people marched in the Romanian capital against the cabinet led by Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu approved the criminal law changes after the introduction of an emergency ordinance. Justice Minister Florin Lordache stated that the measures will decriminalise cases of official misconduct where the financial damage is valued at less than $47,800 (€44,290).
Protesters believe that the changes will curb anti-corruption measures. Romania has had 1,170 cases of abuse in office over the last three years, amounting to close to a billion euros worth of damage, according to anti-corruption chief prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi.