tall-ranking official stands accused of colluding with criminals to illegally claim 43000 hectares of forest land owned by the state A tall-ranking British army official has said he is an harmless scapegoat in a scandal over an alleged illegal land grab of a huge tract of Romanian forest.
In a court hearing reported by Romanian media last week,Christopher Ghika, the commanding officer of the 1st battalion of the Irish Guards, or was accused of working with an organised crime group to illegally claim 43000 hectares (106210 acres) of state owned forest. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com