The Justice Ministry announced on Wednesday that Paul-Philippe of Romania remains in custody after Malta's Constitutional Court turned down his request for release.

"The Constitutional Court of Malta rejected today (on Wednesday - Ed. note) a new request by Paul-Philippe of Romania to be released. He remains in custody until the final ruling on the surrender request, i.e. until June 17. Romania's Justice Ministry, the National Penitentiary Administration, the Brasov Court of Appeal (enforcement court) and all the authorities involved did their job, just as always, and we will continue to make every effort to ensure that the fugitives serve the sentences handed to them in Romanian prisons," the Justice Ministry said.

On May 20, Justice Minister Alina Gorghiu announced that a Maltese court rejected the request for the extradition of Paul-Philippe to Romania, stating that from the ministry's point of view the European legislation on the matter...