Gregorian Bivolaru

Gregorian Bivolaru also known as Magnus Aurolsson[1] and nicknamed Grieg, Grig or, by the press, Guru (born 12 March 1952) is the founder of the Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Absolute (MISA). MISA has faced allegations of procuring and forced prostitution.[2] He is imprisoned in France for an "alleged rape, human trafficking and kidnapping scheme".[3] He faces accusations of organized crime.[4]

In 2005, the Supreme Court of Sweden agreed to grant political refugee status to Bivolaru in response to his claims of persecution by Romanian authorities.[5] On 14 June 2013, the High Court of Cassation and Justice of Romania definitively sentenced Bivolaru to six years in prison, without suspension, for sexual acts with a minor. Furthermore, he was acquitted for all the other charges against him (e.g. trafficking of a minor).[6] Bivolaru is also on the 'wanted' list of Interpol, for criminal charges of aggravated trafficking in human beings.[7] In a European Court of Human Rights judgement in 2021, he was proclaimed to be criminal on-the-run for forcing his followers to turn over their life savings to him and have sex with each other, and him, at his command. Young female members said they were forced to work as strippers and appear in hardcore porn films. In 2013, he was convicted in absentia for having sex with a minor. France executed a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) for him in 2016.[8] He was again arrested in France in November 2023, but not for extradition purposes.[9]

  1. ^ Sources for 'Magnus Aurolsson':
    • Fantaziu, Ionuț; Apostol, Mariana (29 September 2011). "Magnus Aurolsson, noul nume al lui Bivolaru > EVZ.ro". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
    • Redacția (9 February 2010). "Gregorian Bivolaru si-a schimbat numele in Magnus Aurolsson". PRO TV (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
    • Mîrza & Giurgiu 2023
  2. ^ Sources for 'procuring', 'prostitution', or 'forced prostitution':
  3. ^ Szaniecki, Maya; Tanno, Sophie (3 December 2023). "French police arrest yoga guru in connection with alleged rape, human trafficking and kidnapping scheme". CNN. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. ^ Le HuffPost avec AFP (1 December 2023). "Le gourou d'une secte de yoga, soupçonné de viols, mis en examen et écroué". Le HuffPost (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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  8. ^ Quell, Molly (25 March 2021). "Rights Court OKs France Extradition of Romanian Yoga Guru". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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