Bangladesh, June 3 -- Romania's highest-ranking military officer has become the focus of a major anti-corruption investigation after prosecutors alleged he played a role in manipulating university admissions procedures to benefit a select group of students. The case has sparked widespread debate about transparency, favoritism, and the relationship between state institutions and higher education in the Eastern European country.

The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA), Romania's principal anti-corruption agency, announced on June 2 that General Gheorghita Vlad, Chief of the Romanian Armed Forces, is under formal investigation for alleged complicity in the usurpation of office. According to prosecutors, the military commander partici...