Romanian Prime Minister Accused of Plagiarism

Posted by timothy on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @04:38AM from the let's-all-play-gerism! dept.

ananyo writes "In a revelation that could bring down the country's government, Romania's Prime Minister, Victor Ponta, stands accused of copying large sections of his 2003 PhD thesis in law from previous publications, without proper reference. Documents compiled by an anonymous whistle-blower indicate more than half of Ponta's 432-page, Romanian-language thesis on the functioning of the International Criminal Court consists of duplicated text. Last month, the country's education and research minister, computer scientist Ioan Mang, resigned following accusations of plagiarism in at least eight papers." Looks like it's contagious.

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Who cares? by x0d · 2012-06-19 05:00 · Score: 3, Informative

Seriously, who does? Why is this on Slashdot? It's not like Romania is relevant in world politics..
An old pal by reub2000 · 2012-06-19 05:03 · Score: 3, Informative

How could you forget Pal Schmitt? Getting elected is all about lying to the electorate. Who would have thunk they'd have any problems lying when in school?