Priorities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: The Fight against Vote Buying, Road Safety and Domestic Crime

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivan Demerdzhiev, presented his team, as well as the priorities in the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the mandate of the caretaker government.

Demerdzhiev introduced his deputies: Monika Dimitrova, Ventsislav Katinov and Emil Ganchev. All three with a rich professional biography.

The main priority of the caretaker minister will be to continue the fight against the bought and corporate vote during the organization of the elections, how to conduct this process legally and ensure the right of citizens to vote without being influenced by vicious practices.

"We will build on it, we will do everything we can to expose individuals who carry out these practices and bring them to justice," he said.

The next priority is the fight against road safety. A complex of measures will be introduced, a comprehensive strategy will be developed that will give results, both in the short term and in the long term. The situation is quite serious and calls for quick, decisive and permanent measures.

"Actions against domestic crime will also take place. We note weaknesses in prevention", said Dermendzhiev. Corresponding guidelines have already been created for measures and actions in places aimed at detecting smoldering conflicts and taking preventive measures to prevent them from escalating. In this regard, actions will also be held to identify and confiscate illegally acquired weapons.

The ministry will be uncompromising in the fight against smuggling, VAT fraud and the distribution of narcotic substances. The focus will be on persons distributing drugs near Bulgarian schools. Measures will be taken to push them away from schools.

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