French-Romanian mercenary Horatiu Potra, arrested in Romania on the night of December 7-8, 2024. WWW.DIGI24. RO
With his bald head and piercing eyes reminiscent of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late leader of the Russian Wagner militia, French-Romanian mercenary Horatiu Potra has, in recent months, become one of the leading figures of the private armed groups operating in the chaotic eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, since Sunday, December 8, Potra, a 54-year-old former member of the French Foreign Legion, has been in serious trouble in his native Romania for his dubious role in the campaign of pro-Russian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu.
Romanian police arrested Potra on the night of Saturday, December 7, while he was on his way to Bucharest. He was found in possession of knives and other edged weapons, around €30,000 in cash in various currencies and an air pistol. The head of Congo Protection is suspected by Ploiesti prosecutors of having attempted, along with other mercenaries active in Africa, to incite “violence” during demonstrations planned for that day to protest against the surprise cancellation of the second round of the Romanian presidential election on December 6.
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