Correspondence from Washington
The foreign affairs minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu and the US
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met in Washington for a frank talk
on the issues still to be solved in the bilateral relations of Romania
and the US.
High on the agenda was the case of Christopher Van Goethem, the US
marine receiving a reprimand only from the US military justice system
after killing in a car accident, in Bucharest, Romanian rock star Teo
Peter.
Also addressed were the issues of visa waivers for Romanian citizens
and that of operating the US military bases in Romania only with
bilateral consultations and coordination.
The family of Peter contacted an US law firm which has two ways to find
redress for the Peters. One is to take the administrative path; the
other is to file a civil law suit against Van Goethem.
Ungureanu said Romanian authorities delayed their help to the Peters to
wait first the decision of the US courts.
Van Goethem may not be tries a second time in a criminal law suit, but
chances to find him liable in a civil suit are vary high.
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