The case went to court, and prosecutors ordered a protective measure of seizure of money taken from the defendant

The former head of the Oncology Department at Suceava Hospital, Anca Ababneh Dumitrovici, has been sent to trial for 280 acts of bribe-taking, according to prosecutors from the Suceava Court Prosecutor's Office. The investigation reveals that the doctor allegedly received money and various goods, such as honey, cheese, cheese, pork, perfumes and others, from patients or their relatives.

Prosecutors allege that Ababneh Dumitrovici accepted the promise to receive money in exchange for prescribing drug treatments and received, between December 2022 and January 2023, substantial sums from patients. On a single day, 13 December 2022, the doctor allegedly took bribes from 21 people, and on 17 January 2023, he allegedly received money and goods from 29 people, Digi24 reports.

The case went to court, and prosecutors ordered a protective measure of seizure of money taken from the defendant, as well as property in the hospital's Medical Oncology Outpatient Clinic. At the time of the arrest, the doctor was remanded in custody for 30 days after a police and prosecutors' raid.

The facts under investigation show that, as a primary care medical oncologist, Ababneh Dumitrovici allegedly received bribes for providing medical consultations, prescribing drug treatments, issuing referral tickets and prescriptions, and for interpreting medical analyses. Ancă Ababneh Dumitrovici was one of the medical professionals detained following extensive anti-corruption operations in Romania's healthcare system.