Update(11:25ET): Prosecutors have revealed that police have raided nearly 50 addresses of people and associations connected with Romanian presidential front-runner Calin Georgescu, who has denied all wrongdoing and said state authorities are trying to block his candidacy.

Georgescu will reportedly be released from a hours-long detention by police for questioning. But emerging reports say he's been charged with 'attempted coup' and advancing 'false information'. Reuters has summarized the charges against him include forming an antisemitic organization, promoting war criminals and fascist organizations, and communicating false information.

A Romanian Court Press Release cites "attempted incitement against the constitutional order" (coup), "spreading false information," as well as "false statements on campaign funding," and links to "fascist, xenophobic, and antisemitic organizations."

Given how ambiguous and vague this laundry list of 'crimes' is, this does indeed look like a brazen persecution by the state for his political beliefs, also given he is widely labeled as 'pro-Russian'.

Mario Nawfal, who recently conducted an in-person interview with Georgescu, reports that he'll be released "under severe restrictions designed to silence him completely." The prosecutor's office has reportedly imposed the following restrictions on him and his campaign:

1) Barred from appearing on mass media 

2) Forbidden from creating social media accounts