Romania: Gov’t wants prosecutor opposed to legal changes out

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s justice minister is asking the president to dismiss the country’s top prosecutor, who has accused the government of undermining efforts to fight corruption.
Tudorel Toader said Thursday he was officially requesting that President Klaus Iohannis remove Prosecutor General Augustin Lazar from his post for mismanagement.
Lazar has been an outspoken critic of a judicial overhaul that critics say would make it harder to prosecute high-level corrupt