Romanian spy chief quits after admitting he misinformed parliament over phone tapping operations.
Claudiu Saftoiu, appointed last September by (Romanian President) Basescu, resigned after earlier telling a parliamentary committee that phone tapping of people suspected of violating national security had been conducted with the approval of the general prosecutor's office.
Later, in a letter, Saftoiu apologised, accepting that such operations could be carried out only with the authorisation of a judge.
"His move is an act of honour. He told us something and later took it back," Crin Antonescu, member of a parliamentary commission investigating opposition allegations of unconstitutional behaviour by Basescu, told Reuters.
