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Romania PM Victor Ponta quizzed over alleged corruption Friday June 5 th , 2015  at  11:25 AM BBC News - Home 1 Share Romanian prosecutors have questioned Prime Minister Victor Ponta, who is suspected of forgery, tax evasion and money laundering. The case, concerning Mr Ponta's work as a lawyer in 2007-2008, is being handled by the anti-corruption agency DNA. President Klaus Iohannis has urged Mr Ponta to resign, saying it was "an impossible situation for Romania". But Mr Ponta, who denies any wrongdoing, said only parliament can dismiss him. He is accused of using forged invoices from a law firm, Sova and Associates, to buy two luxury apartments and a Mitsubishi Lancer car, Romanian media report. The president, a centre-right politician, cannot suspend Mr Ponta without the approval of parliament, where Mr Ponta's centre-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) and its allies have a majority. The PSD emerged out of the