Bulgaria: Parliament finally shut down the Specialized Prosecution

Parliament adopted at second reading amendments to the Judiciary Act, which finally closed the specialized courts and the prosecutor's office.

The debate lasts all day yesterday,

GERB did everything possible to delay the debates with many repeated statements. The main argument was the same - that the closure of specialized justice will stop cases against oligarchs. "We Continue the Change," asked which cases GERB has in mind and asked to indicate them so that the whole society could follow the development of them after the closure. As expected, the former rulers did not say anything specific but said there would be problems because the status of magistrates would be unsettled.

"The decision to shut it down has already been taken," Krum Zarkov (BSP) said.

According to him, the specialized justice was "throwing dust in the eyes" of people.

"There is a court that the majority (of GERB) liked more than the others. A black minibus with the inscription 'Specialized Prosecutor's Office' took people away because they had measures that another court would not accept," Zarkov added.

Andrey Mihailov ("There Is Such a People") said that justice in Bulgaria will not disappear. He pointed out that even specialized prosecutors have acknowledged that there are deficits in their work in the fight against corruption.

Atanas Slavov ("Democratic Bulgaria") reminded that through the specialized justice, permits for listening devices were issued in order to track citizens protesting against the GERB government.

"You will have to explain to your constituents whose oligarchic circles you support. We will demand political responsibility from you," said Ana Alexandrova (GERB).

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