Ioana Maria Vlas (64 de ani), eliberata luni din arest dupa cinci ani, nu s-a prea bucurat de primele ore de libertate. Ieri-dimineata ea s-a prezentat la Sectia 10 politie pentru ca oamenii legii sa vada ca ‘n-a disparut’. Vlas, supranumita ‘mama FNI’, a fost eliberata dupa 1.840 de zile de arest preventiv. Ea incearca acum sa-si puna ordine in viata si ar vrea sa intre in randul pensionarilor.
Judecatorii Curtii de Apel Bucuresti si-au motivat ieri decizia de a o pune in libertate pe Vlas: ‘Pericolul pe care il prezinta pentru ordinea publica si rezonanta sociala a cauzei s-a diminuat’. Magistratii au stabilit ca Vlas sa mearga saptamanal la politie pentru a face ‘prezenta’. Asa ca, ieri, Vlas s-a dus la Sectia 10. Uimita de interesul iscat in jurul ei, ‘mama FNI’ s-a plans ca pe timpul detentiei a fost uitata atat de colegi, cat si de prieteni. Singurele persoane cu care a tinut legatura au fost femeile cu care a impartit celula. Imediat ce a fost eliberata, Vlas s-a pus pe dat interviuri. La Antena 3, ea l-a catalogat pe Sorin Ovidiu Vantu ca pe un individ genial, capabil sa iasa cu fata curata din megaescrocheria pe care a creat-o. ‘Domnul Vantu poate sa manipuleze o tara intreaga. Pe domnul Vantu nu-l poate manipula nimeni’, a spus ironic Vlas, adaugand: ‘Jos palaria in fata domnului Vantu! Este foarte greu ca cineva sa faca o astfel de miscare si sa reuseasca’.
Vlas a vorbit si despre plecarea sa din tara in decembrie 1999, cand Vantu ar fi ajutat-o sa paraseasca Romania: ‘A fost ingrozitor. Am trait rau in Israel, intr-un apartament destul de mizer. M-am descurcat cum am putut cu banii, pentru ca aveam doar 10.000 de dolari’.
Intrebata cum a intrat in afacere, Vlas a declarat: ‘Vantu m-a sedus realmente. M-a convocat la el in birou si, in cinstea mea, s-a imbracat in costum. Si m-a intrebat daca vreau sa fiu presedintele Gelsor’.
Vlas a spus ca nu a vrut bani multi deoarece nu avea pe nimeni pe lume, in afara de mama ei si un motan, care a murit intre timp, si caruia nu putea sa-i lase vreo mostenire. Nici placeri extravagante nu are. Decat poate pescuitul. Acum nu si-l mai permite nici pe acesta, deoarece nu mai are undite.
Surse din penitenciar ne-au declarat ca dupa ce se va opera la ochi, Vlas vrea sa se ocupe si de dosarul sau de pensionare, deoarece, ‘dupa aproape 30 de ani de munca, acum nu are cu ce trai’.
A fugit in ziua in care urma sa fie retinuta
In mai 2000, 300.000 de oameni care investisera bani la FNI au aflat ca acesta s-a prabusit, prejudiciul depasind 10.000 de miliarde de lei vechi, adica un miliard de lei noi. Ioana Maria Vlas era pe atunci administratorul FNI si FNA, o persoana care intotdeauna impunea respect prin prestanta si tinuta. Ea parasea Romania prin Vama Giurgiu chiar in ziua in care pe numele ei se emisese o ordonanta de retinere. Vlas a fost data in urmarire internationala. S-a descoperit ca se afla in Israel. In mai 2002, aceasta a trimis in tara o caseta si pe celebrul avocat Yoram Sheftel, cu un mesaj: ‘Vantu e vinovat’. Autoritatile romane au incercat sa obtina extradarea, dar in zadar. Pe 23 martie 2003, Vlas s-a predat.
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