Romanian Minister of Justice, Florin Iordache has resigned, after a government decree to reduce penalties for corruption triggered mass protests.
According to reports, Iordache, who had drawn up the bill, insisted that "all that he had done was legal".
Bowing to pressure, the government last week scrapped the decree that would have shielded many politicians from prosecution for corruption.
However, some protesters want the entire leftist cabinet to quit. Earlier this week President Klaus Iohannis warned parliament that "the resignation of a minister will not be enough".
The demonstrations - attracting hundreds of thousands of people - have been the country's largest since the fall of communism in 1989.
Meanwhile, the justice ministry has been instructed to draft a new law to tackle the issues raised by the original decree, and to initiate a wide public debate.
According to reports, Iordache, who had drawn up the bill, insisted that "all that he had done was legal".
Bowing to pressure, the government last week scrapped the decree that would have shielded many politicians from prosecution for corruption.
However, some protesters want the entire leftist cabinet to quit. Earlier this week President Klaus Iohannis warned parliament that "the resignation of a minister will not be enough".
The demonstrations - attracting hundreds of thousands of people - have been the country's largest since the fall of communism in 1989.
Meanwhile, the justice ministry has been instructed to draft a new law to tackle the issues raised by the original decree, and to initiate a wide public debate.
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