MEP from Romania Diana Shoshoake can be sent for a psychiatric examination. She is being investigated in a case of extremism, anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. The prosecutor's office initiated a mental health check.
Prosecutor's Office initiates examination
MEP DianaȘoșoaca has become a defendant in criminal proceedings in Romania. The offences she is charged with include statements with elements of extremism, anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.
The Romanian prosecutor's office has requested a psychiatric examination ofȘoșoaca. Her mental state is to be checked as part of this investigation.
Scandalous statements and Shoshoake's reaction
Diana Shoshoake has repeatedly made scandalous statements about Ukraine and the president Vladimir Zelensky. In particular, she threatened to «break Zelensky's legs».
Due to such statements, Shoshoaka was banned from entering Ukraine. The deputy herself claims that the actions of the prosecutor's office are political pressure and calls them «Soviet methods».
Context.
Shoshoake is known for a number of high-profile statements that have attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies and the public. The case in which she is involved involves:
- statements with elements of extremism;
- anti-Semitism;
- Holocaust denial.
The investigation is ongoing. No official decisions on the psychiatric examination have been made public.
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