Member of the opposition Save Romania Union party, lawyer Stelian Ion, attends a meeting of the parliamentary committee aiming to modify the justice laws, in Bucharest, Romania, June 18, 2018. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - When Stelian Ion set aside law for politics he was hoping to fight for Romania's environment. Instead the opposition lawmaker finds himself in a battle with the ruling party over fundamental changes to criminal law.
This week the tussle came to a head when parliament approved legal changes Ion said could encourage criminals to act with impunity, the latest twist in a regional drama that has exposed the fragility of eastern Europe's post-communist democracies.
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