By the end of winter It is even clearer that Romanian progeorgescu disinformation is accompanied by concrete, even if sometimes unconceived, plans designed to overturn the government. On February 28, prosecutors ordered the arrest of Romanian mercenary Horatiu Potra, who runs a private army similar to the military contractor Wagner Group, funded by the Russian state government. A property that attacked dozens of A's, including an abandoned house, said to be the Potra's house, appeared with grenades, high-powered weapons and gold coins, and authorities accused him of conspiring to launch a Bucharest led by Georgescu's supporters, style, in the January 6 uprising on January 6, which appeared to be in the American model. The riots never happened, but prosecutors said Potra and Georgeku met two weeks after voting at a ranch north of Bucharest one hour north of Bucharest to make plans.
Six days later, Romanian authorities said they found a more lively plot: a group of conspirators called themselves “Vlad Orders,” named after the cruel Romanian rulers who inspired character vampires, “had once connected with agents of foreign power, both in the territory of the Romanian Federation and the Russian Federation” to implement “rule” to implement “rule”, and “rely on the committee”. They detained six conspirators, including a 101-year-old retired Romanian general, Radu Theodoro, on charges of treason and expelled two Russian diplomats. The Dracula plot appeared only to be in its planning stages, but the details that emerged in news reports were notably bold and ambitious: The group would spread chaos online, infiltrate state structures, incite a mass rally (“minimum two million people”) that would culminate in a coup, “the removal of all employees from state institutions” and “the change of the country's name, flag and anthem.”
It is difficult to know the actual extent of this conspiracy. But Potra, a mercenary with expertise in how to overthrow the government, told Romanian authorities that Russian intervention in Romanian politics was not limited to conversations. “We saw a large, terrible mechanism online, and a violent organization ready to reach the streets,” a top Romanian official told me. Potra fled the country and could not be arrested.
Georgescu seems to be the next possible target for prosecutors, and is now increasingly turning to Maga Media to defend itself. That month, he conducted extensive interviews with Dubai-based Australian podcast and cryptocurrency entrepreneur Mario Nawfal. Nawfal, who had a rare interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, claimed his podcast was “the most popular show on X”. Beyond its direct scope, it is often cited by Elon Musk, who reached the pinnacle of his apparent influence in the White House at that moment.
Nawfal flew to Bucharest to interview Georgescu. “Deep down I want to speak to you as 'Mr. President' because I think it's the right thing to do,” Naval said. Soon Musk also appeared in the case – reposting Naval's X post in Romania. “NGOs are trying to undermine democracy!” The billionaire wrote, republishing Nawfal's offensive message, among other groups, the group tried to help Tiktok fights carry out false information in 2024. “This guy is a tyrant, not a judge,” Musk wrote on February 20, in response to a photo, also published by Nawfal, Romania.
