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Thousands join anti-government protests in Romania

Thousands join anti-government protests in Romania
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Protesters want to stop the ruling Social Democrat government from making changes to Romania's justice system

More than 20,000 people have joined anti-government protests in Bucharest in an effort to stop the ruling Social Democrat Party from making changes to Romania’s justice system.

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The protesters fear the judicial changes will place the system under political control undermining Romania’s anti-corruption efforts.

Shouting ‘Justice, not corruption’ and ‘We don’t want to be a nation of thieves’, the demonstrators marched to the Romanian Parliament.

Romanian prosecutors have investigated hundreds of public officials, including former prime ministers, in an anti-corruption drive over the past decade.

The proposed judicial overhaul has also been criticised by the EuropeanCommission, foreign diplomats and thousands of magistrates.

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