 Bogdan-Pitești himself was arrested for sedition, but soon after checked himself into Filantropia Hospital.He averted sentencing when the prosecutors were unable to conclusively prove this involvement.Overall, Bogdan-Pitești claimed to have been held in judicial custody for some forty separate incidents, stressing that all these convictions were owed to political crimes—while reporting this statement, T. Vianu noted that at least some should in fact be considered punishments for various misdemeanors.