Prosecutor General Augustin Lazar during the annual report of the anti-corruption unit DNA, in Bucharest, Romania, February 28, 2018. Picture taken February 28, 2018. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - An independent Romanian watchdog objected on Monday to a government attempt to sack prosecutor general Augustin Lazar, the last major figure in an anti-corruption drive still in office.
Members of the CSM judicial watchdog's prosecutors' section voted 5-1 to reject an application by Justice Minister Tudorel Toader to dismiss Lazar, the body said on its website.
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