Romanian president claims prosecution influenced by politics.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

Text of report in English by Romanian news agency Rompres

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Bucharest, Jan 31 (Rompres) - In a televised statement to the TVR 1 public television channel on Tuesday 30 January, President Traian Basescu said should he be asked, he would inform the European Parliament (EP) about the 'attempted interference with the Prosecution Office for friends.

'I will do my presidential job, but, unfortunately, there are political parties or leaders so weak as to project internal strife on the outside world. I never did it and I do not want to do it, but should domestic issues be raised for discussion I assure …