30 de ani de la revoluția din decembrie 1989. Cazul Otopeni
30 YEARS SINCE THE REVOLUTION OF DECEMBER ’89. THE OTOPENI CASE

Summary/Abstract: In Romania, unfortunately in ’89, there were special conditions, and the ouster of the oldregime could not be done peacefully, through a velvet revolution. As a consequence the change wasdone using violent ways that lead to death and casualties. The army was brought to maintain order, tocalm down the rebellious crowd using force, which overflowed the streets like a volcanic lava.Within the context of these events that took place in December ’89,there arose the ‘slaughter’ at themost important airoport of the country – Otopeni International Airport from Bucharest. At the dawn ofDecember 23, ’89, a subunit of the security troops from the Intercommunication centre in Campinaboarded in three trucks, covered with canvas, as a result of an outrage diversion, some enlisted manalong with their fellows from the Army, that were on the airport duty to strengthen the guard, due to the‘terrorist danger’, they were welcomed with a strong fire executed with all the subsidy equipment, firethat was executed by surprise, without being given the validation password, being a killing fire, withouta warning.The platform in front of the airport was covered with wounded and deceased; the wounded onereceived late medical assistance, and those who had the change to remain alive were arrested andpresented to the press as terrorists. Ironically, naively or irrationally, or malevolence, because theenlisted men form Campina were perceived as enemies, hardly the M. Ap.N enlisted men realised thatthey were the ones that slaughter the crowds and not the terrorists, but their own comrades that came todefend the airport.There was a lawsuit against the commanders, a trial that lasted until 2003. During the lawsuit,the guilty tried to exonerate, several ‘subterfuges’ were tried, a real and profound research not beingallowed – during the lawsuit the statement was that it had been fired by mistake and other ....

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