Dead man walking: Court rejects Romanian’s claim he’s alive

[roadmaster]

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Constantin Reliu learned in January that he was dead.
After more than 20 years of working as a cook in Turkey, the 63-year-old returned home to Romania to discover that his wife had had him officially registered as dead.
He has since been living a legalistic nightmare of trying to prove to authorities that he is, in fact, alive. He faced a major setback Thursday when a court in the northeastern city of Vaslui refused to overturn his death certificate because his request was filed “too late.”
The decision, the court said, is final.


“I am a living ghost,” Reliu told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday from his home in Barlad, northeastern Romania.
“I am officially dead, although I’m alive,” he said. “I have no income and because I am listed as dead, I can’t do anything.”

https://www.apnews.com/ee4d620dae76406a93e02b434c970740

Lol she listed him as dead.

[Peter1469]

I guess he doesn't have to pay taxes if he is dead.

[HawkTheSlayer]

I guess he doesn't have to pay taxes if he is dead.

My first thought.

[roadmaster]

Not paying taxes is the least of his worries. He can't even get a job, can't file for SS or anything. The man is dead according to them, reminds me of that movie (Oh brother were art thou) where she claimed he got run over by a train instead of telling her kids he was in prison.