The mayor of the southern town of Basarabeasca has been detained for 72h.  Valentin Cimpoieș is probed in a criminal case for job negligence having severe consequences. 

He is suspected of ignoring repeated notifications from the police regarding a 14-year-old girl sexually abused by her father for two years.

The appalling case got to the daylight in December 2016. The police say the victim had repeatedly asked the local authorities for help.