 However, "Însemnări Ieșene" was banned, with some of its staff members moved to the fascist-inspired "Cetatea Moldovei" review.A Iași medical faculty purging commission, headed by Iron Guard men, proposed Popa's transfer "to another scientific institution", citing Popa's "left-wing ideas" as a rationale.Under the more lenient fascist dictatorship of Ion Antonescu, Popa continued to speak his mind, in particular objecting to Romania's participation in World War II alongside Nazi Germany.