At some point the entire structure of governance becomes a system of workarounds with all real power devolved to the man on the ground. Not a single shot. Defendant, if you had no accounts in Switzerland, will you sign a statement confirming that the money that may be in Switzerland should be transferred to the Romanian state, the State Bank. I now ask the court to pass a verdict on the basis of the law, because everybody must receive due punishment for the offenses he has committed. Two: Armed attack on the people and the state power, in accordance with Article 163 of the penal code. The Securitate had hidden food reserves on which Bucharest could have survived for months, the whole of Bucharest. PROSECUTOR: The Grand National Assembly has been dissolved. Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu state: Well, you told us about it. Here Nicolae Ceausescu steps in and defends her. I only recognize the working class and the Grand National Assembly -- no one else. Thousands of workers were bussed into the square under threat of being fired. I ask the court, as the plaintiff, to take note that proof has been furnished for all these points, that the two have committed the offenses mentioned. PROSECUTOR: Did you know about the genocide or did you, as a chemist, only deal with polymers? No one was shot. PROSECUTOR: Who ordered shooting into the crowd? The president of the United States is the commander in chief over all branches of the military. Not a single shot was fired in Palace Square. Elena and Nicolae Ceausescu must be held fully responsible for this. This is our home. Nobody has opened an account. It must be cleared up whether Ceauescu wants to, should, must or can answer at all. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: You as officers should know that the government cannot give the order to shoot. Why do the peasants then buy their bread in Bucharest? This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17U.S.C. Therefore, it is a mistake for the two accused to refuse to cooperate with us. Bucharest television said that they had left the country. I am the president of the people. Since the old government has been dissolved and Ceausescu has lost his functions, he no longer has the right to be treated as the president. The crimes against the people grew year by year. ELENA CEAUSESCU: I will not answer. You cannot talk to me in such a way! Robert Ford, the former US ambassador to Syria, has effectively accused the Obama administration of abandoning genuinely pro-American rebels in Syria thereby allowing the ascendance of al-Qaeda. Elena Ceauescu's last moments were as pathetic as one could imagine. They were given red flags, banners and large pictures of Ceauescu and his wife. Usurpers have been punished severely during the past centuries in Romania's history. As the crowd becomes more unruly, Ceausescu becomes more confused and he begins arguing with the unseen hecklers. A later article shows that Australia is moving toward. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not answer, I will only answer questions before the Grand National Assembly. We have data concerning both of them. "a chant that was soon picked up by others in the crowd. You are guilty of these offenses even if you do not want to admit it. Since the old government has been dissolved and Ceauescu has lost his functions, he no longer has the right to be treated as the president. I have done everything to create a decent and rich life for the people in the country, like in no other country in the world. PROSECUTOR: Yes, but you are paying the mercenaries. But who gave the order to shoot? And who brought them into the country? The English translation is by the U.S. government's Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Elena answers: The intellectuals of this country should hear you, you and your colleagues. PROSECUTOR: Mr. Chairman, we find the two accused guilty of having committed criminal actions according to the following articles of the penal code: Articles 162, 163, 165 and 357. This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content. I will not answer you putschists, Ceauescu says. Not a single shot was fired in Palace Square. Like a jalopy falling apart on the road, dropping a screw here and a spring there, the Obama administration is gradually shaking itself to pieces. I will not speak with you provocateurs anymore, and I will not speak with the organizers of the putsch and with the mercenaries. Share . The following is a transscript of the closed trial of Romanian Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, as shown on Romanian and Austrian television. ELENA CEAUSESCU: Incredible. Their son, Nicu, was shown on television under arrest. The workers were augmented by bystanders who were rounded up on Calea Victoriei. Getting a shut-off notice from a utility is also sufficient to claim a hardship exemption. PROSECUTOR: You claim to have taken measures so that every peasant is entitled to 200 kilograms of wheat. I would not call for the death sentence, but it would be incomprehensible for the Romanian people to have to go on suffering this great misery and not to have it ended by sentencing the two Ceausescus to death. It can go on for a long time shedding parts, but eventually the axle falls out. However, there is a difference between real sickness that must be treated and mental insanity which leads to corresponding actions, but which is denied by the person in question. Yet there is a big difference between grousing, which is endemic to the military, and actual rebellion. A little noticed article in the, notes that Australia will support Japans effort to repeal its pacifist constitution. PROSECUTOR: We have wonderful programs. Grandiose plans are announced, pivots are ordered, Red Lines are drawn, all manner of schemes are announced with a maximum of hoopla but everybody ignores it they know the latest fad will pass and the regime will Move On. Elena and Nicolae Ceausescu should be punished in a really legal trial. The following is a transcript of the closed trial of Romanian Dictator Nicolae Ceauescu and his wife, Elena, as shown on Romanian and Austrian television. You have information about it. Ti-mi-oa-ra! quotes Israeli oppositionists as accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of loathing Barack Obama so intensely it has endangering the Jewish states security. ELENA CEAUESCU: How can one tell us something like this? This demonstrates their lack of understanding. This page was last modified on 10 April 2016, at 21:40. I have no statement to make, and I will not sign one. has openly accused president Obama as unable to lead in world. No one can dissolve the National Assembly. For example, George Ciampa, an 89-year old D-Day veteran refused an invitation to meet with President Obama at the White House. The final speech of the prosecutor follows: PROSECUTOR: It is very difficult for us to act, to pass a verdict on people who even now do not want to admit to the criminal offenses that they have committed during 25 years and admit to the genocide, not only in Timisoara and Bucharest, but primarily also to the criminal offenses committed during the past 25 years. Only the front rows supported Ceauescu with cheers and applause, with most of the crowd remaining impassive. Judecator Gica POPA. Only a president who is still confirmed in his position can demand to speak at the Grand National Assembly. However, they will be indicted, and a sentence will be passed on the basis of the new legal system. CEAUSESCU: No one recognizes that. CEAUSESCU: I do not recognize this new forum. As hard as it may be to believe, there was a time when . Free elections would be held as soon as possible, and independent media would be established. They obstructed the normal process of the economy. You, as a scientist, did you know about it? At that moment Elena says to Nicolae: Forget about them. Forget what the politicians on Capitol Hill are saying about the prisoner swap. Diane Dimond writes in Real Clear Politicsabout the low level grumbling that risen to detectable levels since the Bergdahl affair. This shows how little patriotism there is, how many treasonable offenses were committed. If he no longer has a certain function, he cannot demand anything at all. About It is as if, in that moment, everyday Romanian's saw the possibility, saw the reality of the weakness of Ceausescus regime. No Way In at Amazon Kindle $8.95, print $9.99. Ceausescu sprinkles snow on his wife's head during yet another hunting trip in 1976. How can one say something like this? The English translation is by the U.S. government's Foreign Broadcast Information Service. This demonstrates their lack of understanding. Furnish proof! All their property will be impounded. Free shipping for many products! Did you know that you can purchase some of these books and pamphlets by Richard Fernandez and share them with you friends? This page was last edited on 8 October 2016, at 23:48. I ask the chairman of the prosecutor's office to read the bill of indictment. No, no, he says. You should have stayed in Iran where you had flown to. All Rights Reserved. CEAUSESCU: I do not answer, I will only answer questions before the Grand National Assembly. Not a single shot. Why did you ruin the country so much: Why did you export everything? Fuelled by the events taking place in Berlin (the wall had come down just a few weeks before) and the ripple impact of the weakening Iron Curtain, Romanians had taken to the streets in . I will not answer you putschists, Ceausescu says. A lie, a lie in my face. I have observed that she is not even able to read correctly, but she calls herself an university graduate. Ceausescu's last speech was interrupted but not by the shouts of the masses. Only a few hours before the Genius of the Carpathians had been in apparently complete command. One in four of the population is believed to have a member. PROSECUTOR: Who ordered shooting into the crowd? Elena says: Look, and that they are calling genocide. The Times of Israel quotes Israeli oppositionists as accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of loathing Barack Obama so intensely it has endangering the Jewish states security. As the other primary sources reveal, the Ceausescus were tried a few days later and executed as enemies of the new Romanian state. In the uprising by people against Ceausescu during this speech and in subsequent days 1,058 people lost there lives. Bucharests Broadcasting House was the main source of information yesterday for Romanians about the countrys liberation and the means by which politicians, military officers and dissidents tried to influence the situation. The bill of indictment contains the following points: Genocide, in accordance with Article 356 of the penal code. Nicolae Ceauescu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikola.e tea.uesku]; 26 January 1918 -- 25 December 1989) was a Romanian Communist politician. Military base Tirgoviste - December 25th 1989. This speech was an annual event and carefully scripted by the regime to insure both success and the appearance of popular support. You need not admit your mistakes, mister. I have so many issues with the presidents policies, including the most recent ones, he told me ruefully. By the way, I will not answer any more questions. You held monologues and the people had to applaud, like in the rituals of tribal people. PROSECUTOR: Let us now talk about the accounts in Switzerland, Mr. Ceausescu. No one can deprive me of these functions. In 1947, we assumed power, but under completely different circumstances. Do you want to sign this statement? The prosecutor quotes Ceausescu, Ceausescu's program. PROSECUTOR: Yes, but you are paying the mercenaries. Ti-mi-oa-ra!a chant that was soon picked up by others in the crowd. In the second stage their edicts become unenforceable from sheer impracticability. ELENA CEAUSESCU: How can one tell us something like this? I ask the chairman of the prosecutor's office to read the bill of indictment. Sections in italic type are from the austrian television comentary: After an outage of transmission of Romanian television, the speaker announces the verdict in the trial of Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu is death sentence. PROSECUTOR: And who heads Securitate? And today you are acting in the same megalomaniac way. Why did you make the peasants starve? Another question to Ceausescu: Who ordered the bloodbath in Timisoara. The prosecutor asks the counsel for the defense to ask Ceauescu whether he knows that he is no longer president of the country, that Elena Ceauescu has also lost all her official state functions and that the government has been dissolved. You were not used to talking to the people. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No, the people are fighting for freedom and against the new forum. PROSECUTOR: You have never been able to hold a dialogue with the people. Thousands of workers were bused into the square under threat of being fired. It is surpassingly perilous not only for the country, but also for the ruler who relies on it. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: We had no account in Switzerland. Powered by Omeka, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History & New Media. CEAUSESCU: We will discuss this before the Grand National Assembly. ELENA CEAUSESCU: The intelligentsia of the country will hear what you are accusing us of. I do not recognize the court. Why did you make the peasants starve? CEAUSESCU: We had no account in Switzerland. And you might perhaps have achieved the understanding of the Romanian people if you had now admitted your guilt. His talks with Dubcek focused primarily on the events that had unfolded in Czechoslovakia over the last several months. It should be stated once and for all that this military court is absolutely legal and that the former positions of the two Ceausescus are no longer valid. This was a coup d'etat. We have sufficient data on this period. Recent items of interest by Belmont readers based on Amazon click-throughs. PROSECUTOR: Did you know about the genocide in Timisoara? I guaranteed that every village has its schools, hospitals and doctors. The Three Conjectures at Amazon Kindle for $1.99, reflections on terrorism and the nuclear age PROSECUTOR: That is to say, as a deputy prime minister you did not know about the genocide? Within hours Ceauescu was beseiged inside the Central Committee building by irate crowds.