Gergo Gergov

Sofia Court of Appeals Dismisses Mayor of Bulgaria's Vidin

Sofia Court of Appeals has dismissed Gergo Gergov, mayor of the Bulgarian town of Vidin.

The move was demanded by the Prosecutor's Office to avoid a risk of "putting pressure" on witnesses, according to the Bulgarian National Radio.

Prosecutors indicted Gergov after he was arrested in an investigation carried out by the State Agency for National Security (DANS).

DANS Arrests Vidin Mayor

The mayor of the Bulgarian town of Vidin, Gergo Gergov, has been arrested on Thursday by the National Security Agency DANS, reports Nova TV national channel. 

According to the media, DANS officers searched the offices of Gergov and his deputy Borislava Borisova.