Romania’s Paul-Philippe, known as Paul Lambrino, continues to make headlines. The controversial member of the Romanian Royal Family was arrested this Sunday at a luxury resort in Malta during a highly relevant event, the meeting of the religious order of the Knights of Malta.
As Benone Matei, head of the Romanian police, has pointed out, the grandson of King Charles II did not resist when arrested. At the time of the arrest he was accompanied by his wife, Lía Triff.
Malta police and Romanian officers have joined forces in a joint operation to carry out the arrest. Paul-Philippe will have to remain on the Mediterranean island until May 9, when the Court decides whether he can be extradited to Romania.
Justice Alina Gorghiu, Minister of Justice, said: “The Ministry of Justice will make every effort to ensure that he serves his sentence in Romania, as does any fugitive from the State.” At the moment his request for bail has been rejected.
Prince Paul of Romania is accused of corruption, money laundering, influence peddling and bribery. Between 2006 and 2013, the aristocrat may have collaborated with a gang of criminals with which he tried to recover parcels of State land valued at 145 million euros.
This crime led to him being sentenced in 2020 to three years and four months in prison; However, Paul from Romania had fled his home when he was going to be arrested. In 2022 he was arrested in France, and ended up being released on bail.
