May
20
Probably because of the stress he was under today, when every Romanian was called to vote for or against his impeachment, the President of Romania stole a cell phone from a reporter who was using it to film him in a major supermarket in Bucharest.
He refused to return it to the reporter, saying “come and get it from me on Monday”. After she informed him that he was behaving like a common criminal he told her to “go to the police and file a complaint”. He has presidential immunity so he couldn’t care less.
The cell phone was later returned to a team of reporters from the same TV station, but the recording of the President actually stealing the cell phone had been wiped.
The discussion that followed (presented by Realitatea TV):
Transcript (via Cotidianul, translated by Z).
Reporter: Mr. President, can I have my phone back?
President of Romania: No, you may not, because you were very aggressive.
Rep.: I was not aggressive. I simply asked you if you can estimate any percentages for…
Pres.: You come get your phone on Monday.
Rep.: Where?
Pres.: You come look for me at Cotroceni Palace.
Rep.: But that is my personal phone.
Pres.: Yeah, but the image on it is mine and it’s my free time. Everything has a limit; you sit around a person for as long as that person lets you
Rep.: I only stayed as long as you let me.
Pres.: You stayed longer than I let you. Without even realizing it.
Rep.: But it’s my phone and this is considered a theft.
T.B.: I did not steal it from you. Come look for me on Monday.
Rep.: You stole it from me and I can file a complaint with the Police that President Traian Băsescu stole my cell phone.
T.B.: Yeah… you go file a complaint.
Rep.: But you can’t just take my phone.
T.B.: But you were aggressive.
Rep.: I was merely asking you…
Sources: Antena 3, Realitatea.NET, Cotidianul
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