Sofia District Prosecutor's Office

A Polish citizen has been sentenced to one year and three months in prison by the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office for trafficking migrants through Bulgaria. The verdict serves as a stern warning against illegal activities related to human smuggling, emphasizing the severity with which such crimes are treated.

In a recent development, the Sofia District Court has decided to release actor Hristo Shopov from arrest, implementing a "signature" measure in lieu of detention. Shopov had been accused of threatening to kill a woman on February 23, prompting legal proceedings against him.

The trial for massive fraud against Julian Tzolov, dubbed the Bulgarian Wolf of Wall Street, has commenced, according to reports from BNT. Tzolov, aged 49, stands accused of orchestrating fraudulent schemes that caused substantial financial losses to commercial entities, amounting to BGN 774,384.

The Sofia District Prosecutor's Office has taken a necessary step by self-reporting in response to disturbing reports from Bulgaria's Jewish organization "Shalom" and the Central Israeli Spiritual Council. The organizations alerted authorities to obituaries of Adolf Hitler discovered affixed to the entrance of the Sofia Synagogue.

A 36-year-old man has been brought to criminal responsibility for threatening to kill a woman, reports the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office.

The Sofia District Prosecutor's Office has charged a 39-year-old man with threatening to kill an acting minister, the state prosecution announced.

However, the message did not say against which minister the threat was made.

According to information from the National Radio, this was the Minister of Defense Todor Tagarev.

The five police officers from the capital's Second District Office who were detained yesterday have been released. They were investigated for concealing a crime, but evidence of bribery was collected.

For this reason, proceedings from the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office are sent to the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office, which is competent to investigate corruption crimes.

The Sofia District Prosecutor's Office proposed to the Chief Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria to submit a reasoned request to the National Assembly for permission to initiate criminal prosecution against Kiril Petkov - former Prime Minister and current deputy in the 49th National Assembly.

The co-chairman of "We Continue the Change" Asen Vassilev was questioned today at the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office. He told journalists that he did not know what he was called for.

Teams of the Ministry of Internal Affairs checked several addresses in the capital last night at the request of the prosecutor's office.