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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Re:Remember kids by TheSpoom · 2012-06-19 05:14 · Score: 4, Insightful

Your devolution into "party politics" is a huge part of the problem. Please stop.

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Re:Governments fall by Gaygirlie · 2012-06-19 06:17 · Score: 4, Insightful

Actually, yes, using the work of others and claiming it is done by you, and then using that as a stepping-stone to advance your powers is a form of corruption. It does not mean that the person is easily bought, but it does show that the person is dishonest and not a character fit for being a prime minister.