Bulgaria's Justice Minister: No Geshev and No Sarafov!

Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev (right) and his deputy Borislav Sarafov (left)

"What we heard yesterday is just confirmation of what some of us have been saying for years - we heard a certain case being used - suddenly mentioned in a certain context.

Another says that (regarding) this case there have been attempts to drop it - these are frank confirmations of what we have been saying - that there are cases that are being used for political reasons."

This is how Justice Minister Krum Zarkov summarized what happened yesterday to Nova TV this morning. He clarified - the chief prosecutor and his deputy are accusing each other of capital crimes. And he asked: do we have a mechanism to find out who is right, referring to the defunct law to investigate the prosecutor general, which has met with fierce resistance or simply there were shenanigans among the parliamentary majorities for a year.

When asked about what crimes he sees data for, he listed:

"At the very least abuse of influence, unregulated interference in affairs, threats. Mr. Sarafov said he was afraid for his life - what more?!"

On the occasion of the desperate state of the prosecutor's office and its use for political repression, he specifically emphasized:

"And that's not from now, it's not even from Ivan Geshev! We see that decisions are made through text messages, chats, photos."

In addition to the fact that it became clear that he had already provided security for Borislav Sarafov, Zarkov admitted that his power was not much - it extended to the point that he asked about many violations to the Inspectorate, which, however, is "another constitutional body with an expired mandate, which didn't do anything."

When asked - who can take action then, he reminded that "the only...

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