Thousands of Romanians protest against judicial abuses

People take part in a march in support of judges and prosecutors who denounced dysfunction and call for integrity and transparency in the Romanian justice system, in Bucharest, Romania, December 14, 2025. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS

BUCHAREST, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A sixth day of protests calling for a clean-up of the Romanian judiciary was expected on Monday, after thousands took to the streets of the capital Bucharest and other cities on Sunday to support judges and prosecutors denouncing systemic abuses.

Roughly 700 Romanian judges and prosecutors have signed an open letter on social media complaining of "profound and systemic dysfunction" in the justice system.