2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁Pop es cu ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁board ▁and ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁ 5 0 ▁of ▁his ▁colle agues , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁new ▁daily , ▁G ând ul . ▁In ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁last ▁A dev ăr ul ▁pieces , ▁titled ▁At ac ul ▁gu z gan ului ▁roz ali u ▁(" The ▁Att ack ▁of ▁the ▁P ink ▁Rat "), ▁Pop es cu ▁accused ▁H re ben ci uc ▁of ▁having ▁im posed ▁his ▁control ▁on ▁the ▁newspaper ▁during ▁the ▁local ▁elections ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁alleg edly ▁press ured ▁journal ists ▁not ▁to ▁critic ize ▁the ▁P SD ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Bac ă u , ▁Dum it ru ▁Se ch el ari u . ▁Also ▁according ▁to ▁Pop es cu , ▁H re ben ci uc ▁had ▁ur ged ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁colle agues ▁to ▁feature ▁more ▁negative ▁and ▁less ▁positive ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁P SD ▁rival ▁and ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁candidate ▁Tra ian ▁B ă s es cu ▁during ▁the ▁president ial ▁suff rage ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁At ac ul ▁gu z gan ului ▁roz ali u ▁also ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Ana - M aria ▁T inu ▁had ▁an ▁understanding ▁with ▁the ▁P SD ▁politician , ▁and ▁her ▁re brand ing ▁of ▁A dev ăr ul ▁was ▁H re ben ci uc ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁its ▁political ▁independence . ▁According ▁to ▁writer ▁and ▁anal yst ▁Crist ian ▁Te