The Romanian prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into former senator Diana Soshoaca, who is now a member of the European Parliament. She is accused of legionary propaganda (the far-right movement was founded in 1927) and anti-Semitism, as well as witchcraft.
For such speeches, Shoshoake faces a prison sentence of three months to three years and restrictions on certain rights. Because of her statements, the politician has already been deprived of the opportunity to participate in the presidential elections.
During a live broadcast on his party colleague’s YouTube channel Luis Lazaro Shoshoake asked for tribute to the former head of the interwar legionary movement.
“From this moment on, Romania is finished, there is no longer a State, there is nothing. The only thing I can say is long live the Legion and the Captain, who were murdered by the same Jewish force that was operating now. Shame on everyone” – she said.
This is not his first public statement of this kind, even though Romania legally prohibits “the propaganda of persons guilty of genocide and war crimes, as well as the propaganda of fascist, legionary, racist or xenophobic ideas, concepts or doctrines.”
In May 2024, Diana Shoshoake took advantage of a ceremonial meeting of parliament dedicated to friendly relations with Israel and shouted from the podium “Long live the Guard!” (The Iron Guard is a Romanian anti-Semitic movement founded Corneliu Zelea Codreanulater transformed into the Legionary Movement). In February 2024, the Institute Elie Wiesel (Romania’s Institute for Holocaust Studies) contacted the prosecutor’s office after Diana Soshoaca’s party published a press release signed by a member of the European Parliament, which cited poems by the legionnaire poet. Radu Gyra.
Shoshoake’s former colleague from the SOS Romania party added fuel to the fire Amalia Bellantoni. He claims that in June this year Shoshoake performed a witchcraft ritual with a black chicken against a political opponent, the president of Calarasi County Council. Vasile Iliuta.
Let us remember that Diana Shoshoake entered the European Parliament after the results of the elections from June 6 to 9 of this year. In Romania, the SOS party he represents received 3% of the vote, less than the 5% threshold. However, thanks to the votes of the diaspora, the political party won more than 13% and won two mandates. Furthermore, due to anti-Ukrainian statements, critics of NATO and EU politicians in Romania believe that Shoshoake is “connected to Moscow.”
As reported EADaily At the first meeting of the European Parliament, Shoshoake promised to bring a priest to “expel the demons from here.” He later caused a scandal during the re-election debate. Ursula von der Leyen for the position of President of the European Commission. After Shoshoake interrupted speakers three times, she was forcibly removed from the meeting room.
