Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in cities across Romania for a third night in a row, to protest a decree which they say pardons officials facing corruption charges.
Critics say the order, which decriminalises misconduct if the funds involved are less than 200,000 lei ($47,800), will help government officials facing corruption charges stay out of prison, clear their records and even encourage more corruption whilst in office.
Romania’s government has rejected calls to withdraw the decree, yet the official position is wavering after a cabinet member resigned and a vice-president of the ruling party called for the decree to be rescinded.
In a statement, Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands and the US said the move had undermined “progress on rule of law and the fight against corruption over the past ten years”.
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