Romanian court frees former prime minister Nastase on parole


Former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase (C) arrives at Rahova prison after he was sentenced by Rmania's top court to four years in jail for taking bribes, in Bucharest, January 6, 2014. REUTERS/Mediafax/Liviu Adascalitei

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A Romanian court ordered former prime minister Adrian Nastase be released on parole on Thursday after serving the required third of a 4-1/2-year sentence for corruption.

The 64-year-old was sent to prison in Bucharest in January for taking bribes, the highest profile of several convictions made in the impoverished country, which is under pressure from the European Union to crack down on high-level crime.

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