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Valeriu Stoica, former Minister of Justice, rejects the accusation

March 23, 2004

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otherwise, the former PNL president threatening legal action. In the PSD press release of March 19, the former president of the PNL is accused of involvement in illegal international adoptions, being called "the baron of adoptions".

Valeriu Stoica, former Minister of Justice, rejects the accusation, calling it a lie and asks PSD president Adrian Năstase to apologize within 48 hours.

Baron illegal adoptions

"Baron illegal adoptions" - Valeriu Stoica 

Seria comunicatelor "empowered by the PSD" continue with the former president PNL, Valeriu Stoica, "former Minister of Justice Valeriu Stoica, supranumit by media baron illegal adoptions, should be light on this matter , Who held the first page of the newspapers a good period of time. Hundreds of acts of adoptions have gone in the period 1997-2000 from the archives of institutions, which are in direct subordination of Mr. Stoica, which generated even intervention of the German Minister of Justice At that time, it asked the Romanian authorities, on a firm tone, notes about each adoption case in hand. " Communication ends with the request of the PNA's investigation Stoica, because "these questions are required, and PNL leader must answer allegations, that is not normal for just such a character model was now in the Champion of morality, without give off anyone. "

"Baronul adoptiilor ilegale" - Valeriu Stoica

Seria comunicatelor "imputernicite de PSD" continua cu fostul presedinte PNL, Valeriu Stoica: "Fostul ministru al Justitiei, Valeriu Stoica, supranumit de catre mass-media baronul adoptiilor ilegale, ar trebui sa faca lumina asupra acestui subiect, care a tinut prima pagina a ziarelor o buna perioada de timp. Sute de acte privind adoptiile au disparut in perioada 1997-2000 din arhivele institutiilor abilitate, aflate in subordinea directa a domnului Stoica, fapt care a generat chiar interventia ministrului german al Justitiei de la acea data, ce a solicitat autoritatilor romane, pe un ton ferm, note informative despre fiecare caz de adoptie in parte". Comunicatul se incheie cu cererea catre PNA de a-l ancheta pe Stoica, pentru ca "intrebarile acestea se impun, si liderul PNL trebuie sa raspunda acuzelor, pentru ca nu este normal ca tocmai un astfel de personaj sa pozeze acum in campion al moralitatii, fara a mai da socoteala nimanui".

 

What have the Romanians missed, stricken by the «MISA smoke»? (ADOPTION)

What have the Romanians missed, stricken by the «MISA smoke»?

The “smoky bomb” MISA launched in March 2004 was meant to hide a tremendous fact: the former government stuff dealing a network of children traffic!

An article by Maria Nicola and Nicolae Marin

The Romanian authorities started on March 18, 2004 “the largest action since the last 15 years”, which was but a series of abuses and discriminations against some innocent people. When people cooled down a little and it became clear that it was just much noise about nothing, most of the audience realized that the MISA scandal also aiming to professor Bivolaru was but a coarse diversion. What for? In order to distract people from the real problems of the country and give to the Romanians “bread and shows”, just as Adrian Nastase roughly put it and the PSD minutes witness.

A striking diversion, largely pointed to is Gabriel Bivolaru robbing the Romanian Bank for Development BRD and caused 2300 billions lei damages to the state. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, for the former government of Romania, headed by ex Prime Minister Adrian Nastase took much more advantage of MISA scandal.

Note for Verheugen - about recent developments/intimidations etc

International Social Services in Geneva which presents themselves as promoting

ethics in adoption, have now stated that Romania breaches the Hague Convention by

having a moratorium. The ISS branches are also doing intercountry adoptions (for

example in Germany).

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Letter to Commissioner Verheugen (Sara Dillon)

Letter from US lobbyist to the European Commission

A call for justice for families wrongly accused in baby adoption scandal?

A call for justice for families wrongly accused in baby adoption scandal?

3rd March 2004

Bozena Michalowska-Howells

The recent judgment overturning the conviction of Angela Cannings, has thrown light into a dark corner of the British legal system.

Angela Cannings was convicted of killing her 3 children on the basis of Professor Roy Meadow’s now discredited theory of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP). The theory espouses that some mothers harm their children to draw attention to themselves. The Court of Appeal’s decision in her case has opened the door for the review of 258 cases of child deaths where the parents were convicted of killing their babies. If found that those parents were wrongly convicted and imprisoned, they would be rightly entitled to compensation under section 113 of the Criminal Justice Act for their wrongful imprisonment and the additional tragedy of being falsely accused of murdering their children.

Families in Crisis: When Foreign Adoption Goes Wrong

Families in Crisis: When Foreign Adoption Goes Wrong

What started out as a feel-good article about Clevelander Margaret Cole's foreign adoption agency ended up being anything but. Behind European Adoption Consultants' carefully constructed image, we found a darker side. Here is the story behind the spin.

Considering International Adoption?

Adoptive parent Lyn Kelley gives important advice for anyone thinking about adopting a child from another country.

• Contact the Parent Network for the Post-Institutionalized Child (PNPIC, P.O. Box 613, Meadow Lands, Pa. 15347; PNPIC@aol.com) and send $10 for their preadoption information packet to learn about the effects of institutionalization.

Two U.S. senators visit U.S. and Romanian military at Mihail Kogalniceanu

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Official Visits

Two U.S. senators visit U.S. and Romanian military at Mihail Kogalniceanu

US Senators Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Larry Craig of Idaho visited the Romanian military leadership and American military personnel at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta on Sunday, as part of a 4 day visit to Romania sponsored by the Congressional Coalition on Adoptions. US Ambassador Michael Guest and the Senators toured the medical facilities on base, met for lunch with US military personnel, and saw the base's "morale center."

The Senators and the Ambassador also addressed the US military group at lunch, telling them how America supports the troops and are grateful for the job they're doing. "We're all so proud of you, and we all want you to know that we support you and the great work you're all doing," said Senator Landrieu.

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Pe ce s-au cheltuit banii PHARE si ai HHC Marea Britanie?

de Teofil Ivanciuc Gazeta de Maramures
Luni, 1 martie 2004, 0:00

 Grave nereguli la casele achizitionate de fundatia HHC Romania pastreaza suspiciunea ca Stefan Darabus, director national HHC, nu a actionat doar in interesul copiilor! Un munte de bani a fost cheltuit aiurea. Directorul Directiei pentru Protectia Drepturilor Copilului a preluat in comodat casele HHC, devenind complicele unui fiasco anuntat. 

Pentru ca Augustin Botis, directorul institutiei judetene din sistemul de protectie a copiilor institutionalizati, si Stefan Darabus, directorul national al fundatiei HHC, au esuat in gestionarea si implementarea proiectelor care prevedeau restructurarea sistemului, si pentru ca gravele nereguli tind sa fie ingropate intr-o tacere derivata din indiferenta (ca de obicei, nimeni nu-i vinovat,

nimeni nu plateste!), continuam sa va prezentam argumente ale concluziei noastre. 

Achizitii dubioase 

Casele HHC din Sighet au fost achizitionate dupa criterii cel putin dubioase, agentii imobiliari carora le-am solicitat parerea declarand ca preturile de achizitie au fost… piparate! Ni s-au oferit drept argumente casele de pe strazile Mihai Viteazu, George Cosbuc, George Bilascu (ultima, cumparata cu 44.000 USD, fiind construita din gips-carton, pe o strada, nici macar asfaltata!).

Casele HHC de pe strazile Stefan cel Mare si Closca se afla, de asemenea, pe ulite desfundate, fara asfalt! Mai mult, legislatia prevede un anumit numar de camere de baie (in raport cu numarul cazatilor) si o suprafata de curte sau gradina (cu rolul de spatii de joaca si recreere), ceea ce in Sighet nu se regaseste decat in putine cazuri.

Casa de pe strada Closca din Sighet nu are in acest moment apa curenta (!) si nici macar canal colector (!), asa ca trebuie dotata cu o fosa septica. Cum s-au putut achizitiona asemenea case, lipsite de cele mai elementare facilitati? Cum, cine si de ce a platit bani mai multi decat meritau? Asta numai cei care au participat la tranzactii pot sa o stie. 

Raiul din Iad 

Reprezentantul DPDC pentru zona Sighetu Marmatiei a sesizat grave nereguli la toate casele subordonate! Raportul sau a fost considerat doar o hartie fara valoare. Reactiile institutiei Statului si ale reprezentantilor HHC (care s-au ocupat cu achizitionarea si aducerea caselor la standardele legii) au fost inexistente.

La casa de pe strada Stefan cel Mare s-au constatat fisuri in pereti si tavane, s-a zidit intrarea in beci (nu se poate verifica rezistenta demisolului!), igrasie pe peretii din bucatarie, nu s-au gasit caminele de bransamente canalizare si apa (!).

Centrala termica se afla intr-o incapere cu izolatie termica nefinalizata si neprotejata, instalatia electrica e neterminata, structura de la sarpanta e executata cu probleme de sprijinire a elementelor de rezistenta etc.

Casa de pe strada George Cosbuc are fisuri de rezistenta la pereti, bransament si instalatie electrica necorespunzatoare, canal colector nefixat, tamplaria degradata, racord centrala termica necorespunzator la cosul de fum, prize amplasate in baie, pod neignifugat, sarpanta neconsolidata etc.

In casa de pe strada Dragos Voda sunt incuietori defecte, apa pluviala se descarca pe pereti, in baie sunt infiltratii de apa la canalizare, holul e inundat, parchetul neraschetat, peretii dormitorului umeziti, podul neignifugat, termoizolatia doar partiala, lipsesc trotuarele si aleile (ca la toate celelalte case) etc.

Casa de pe strada Tisei are porti de intrare nefixate in stalpi, centrala termica fara aerisire (!), infiltratie de apa la ambele bai, pod neignifugat etc. In Centrul de zi de pe strada Avram Iancu, bransamentul de apa e legat la Spital, fara apometru. Nu are spatii de depozitare lemne (Sighetul nu este bransat la reteaua de gaz) etc.

Defectiunile majore ale casei de pe strada Bilascu (care a si ars din cauza neregulilor tehnice si a viciilor de constructie) le-am aratat in numarul trecut al GAZETEI. 

Fara remuscari 

Probleme grave de ordin electric si PSI au fost constatate de catre persoana specializata si abilitata de DPDC si la casele HHC din Ardusat (nr. 329), Salsig (nr. 470 si 401) si Viseu de Sus (str. Carpati 25 si Plevnei 11).

Maiorul Liviu Moldovan, comandantul companiei de pompieri Sighet, a declarat ca niciuna dintre casele HHC din Sighet nu are aprobarea de functionare PSI! Mai mult, reprezentantii administratiei sighetene au declarat ca imobilele din oras nu au autorizatie de mediu sau sanitara! Si totusi, Augustin Botis, directorul DPDC, a semnat preluarea in comodat a acestor case! Primul semnal de alarma a fost

tras. Una dintre casele cumparate si renovate de HHC (ati citit cum!) a ars, periclitand viata a 12 copii cu dizabilitati psihice severe.

Ce trebuie sa se mai intample pentru ca vreuna dintre persoanele implicate si raspunzatoare de vietile copiilor sa-si recunoasca vinovatia? Ce interese au existat pentru ca aceste constructii improprii sa fie considerate “normale, occidentale” pentru a adaposti copiii? Nici unul dintre cei implicati si considerati vinovati de catre GAZETA nu a avut nici o reactie.

Se mai practica “politica strutului”. Augustin Botis si Stefan Darabus (director national HHC) trebuie sa raspunda pentru vina lor. Cine dintre cei abilitati ii vor sanctiona? 

Ce au promis? 

Unul dintre proiectele care a beneficiat de finantare PHARE, menit sa restructureze modul de institutionalizare a copiilor din Maramures, prevedea desfiintarea Centrului de Plasament Minori cu Handicap Sighetu Marmatiei si repartizarea copiilor in doua centre de zi si 17 case de tip familial.

Fundatia HHC Romania (HHC) a fost singura care a fost cooptata in aceasta actiune, in parteneriat cu Directia Generala Judeteana pentru Protectia Drepturilor Copilului Maramures (DPDC). HHC s-a angajat sa achizitioneze cladirile necesare indeplinirii proiectului din fondurile primite de la HHC Marea Britanie. Pana la urma, proiectul s-a respectat doar partial.

S-a deschis un centru de zi (poveste pe care o vom dezvolta in viitorul apropiat) si 13 case de tip familial (cinci in Sighet si opt in Baia Mare). In proiect se specifica faptul ca imobilele “pentru copii cu dizabilitati foarte severe vor fi dotate cu elevatoare si alte echipamente de ridicare pentru copii (…) Casele vor avea un singur nivel-parter.

” Ei bine (sau rau), in Sighet, casele de pe strazile Dragos Voda si George Bilascu au doua niveluri (!), iar elevatoarele au ramas un vis frumos pentru copiii cu multiple handicapuri. Dar problemele mai grave sunt cele ale calitatii imobilelor si locatiilor in care au fost mutati copiii (in conditiile in care bani au fost, har Domnului).