Dezinformare și revizionism în „cazul Ursu” și al Revoluției Române din decembrie 1989 (II)
Disinformation and Revisionism in the "Ursu" Case and the Romanian Revolution of December 1989 (II)

Summary/Abstract: High ranking former Securitate and SRI (Romanian Intelligence Service) officers have dictated the terms of the Romanian High Court’s acquittal of fellow former officers Pirvluescu and Hodis. Likewise, the Romanian Revolution case has been shaped by the narrative of the same former Securitate cadres. What these efforts have in common is the need of the former violently repressive communist institution to rebrand itself and to escape prosecution. We study a few cases of „influencers” in the media and institutions who have been either „planted” or coopted, including by the SRI, to further disseminate the exculpatory message for the former Securitate. For this purpose, some of the government-supported bodies tasked with exposing Romania’s violent communist past (CNSAS, IRRD) have been targeted, along with major media outlets. Another pattern that emerges is that of a strong link between government coalition parties, the SRI and the former Securitate officers.

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