Journalistic investigation raises questions about Romanian security chief Lucian Pahonțu’s pre-1989 past

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• 01The latest investigation by journalists from Recorder uncovered that the influential chief of the Protection and Guard Service (SPP), Lucian Pahonțu, was an officer in the Securitate troops before 1989, prompting additional checks by the National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives (CNSAS).
• 02The journalistic investigation alleges that Pahonțu, who currently leads a lesser-known military service charged with the protection of Romanian dignitaries, was with his platoon in the repression deployment against protesters who gathered on December 21, 1989, to take down dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.
• 03According to several documents uncovered by Recorder, Lucian Pahonțu was present that night in the area of the Intercontinental barricade, where armed troops killed 48 people and arrested hundreds of protesters.
• 04He was not changed by Nicusor Dan once he took office, and in total, Lucian Pahonțu served three presidents and 15 governments, with what seems to be little control over his activity.
• 05By reconstructing the SPP chief's biography, Recorder found that he began his military career as the nephew of a prominent communist general and served as an officer in the Securitate Troops from 1987 to 1990.
• 06Aside from the December 1989 actions, the current head of the SPP was allegedly also involved in the events of June 13, 1990, when hundreds of people were beaten and arrested by law enforcement forces in University Square in Bucharest.
• 07Journalistic investigation raises questions about Romanian security chief Lucian Pahonțu’s pre-1989 past.