Ivan Geshev
Bulgaria’s GERB Party Given ‘Doomed’ Mandate to Govern
Rumen Radev (right) and Mariya Gabriel, the GERB-SDS party's candidate for prime minister, at a ceremony to hand over the mandate to form a new government in Sofia on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV
Bulgaria: The Deputy Chief Prosecutor said he Feared for his Life and called Geshev "Unstable"
The deputy chief prosecutor and director of the National Investigative Service (NSI) Borislav Sarafov accused the chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev of privatizing the prosecutor's office and said he feared for his life. At a briefing, Sarafov turned to the Minister of Justice Krum Zarkov with a request to assign him personal security.
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General tore off his Resignation and claimed Borissov wanted to Shut him Up
Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev announced today that he is resigning. After which he tore off his resignation letter and announced that he was not afraid. He did this in the Sofia Courthouse at a special briefing, his deputies were next to him, without Borislav Sarafov.
Bulgaria: GERB and Mariya Gabriel offer an Expert Cabinet with a Term of 1 year
"The next talks about a government exclude a coalition, it can only be expert", stated the candidate for prime minister of GERB-SDS Mariya Gabriel. "Tomorrow morning I plan to propose that the talks continue for the formation of an expert government, with a term of one year, based on priorities", she said at a briefing at the GERB headquarters.
Bulgarian PM: Judicial Reform does not end only with the Replacement of the Chief Prosecutor
Prime Minister Galab Donev stated that the judicial reform should be considered as a comprehensive process, which does not end only with the replacement of the chief prosecutor.
Bulgaria: Members of the Prosecutor's Collegium suggest the Removal of Ivan Geshev
Six of the members of the prosecutor's collegium of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) propose the early release of the chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev due to a serious breach of official duties. This is stated in a message of the collegium uploaded on the website of the council.
Bulgaria: The Prosecutor's Office forbade the disclosure of Details on the Explosion against Geshev
The supervising prosecutors in the proceedings for the alleged assassination attempt against the chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev did not order the performance of procedural and investigative actions with the participation of an expert, outside the list of experts of the competent court and which does not meet the requirements of Ordinance No. H-1 of 14.02.
Bulgaria’s President is Suspicious of GERB’s sudden urge to remove the Prosecutor General
President Rumen Radev announced that before him is the question of whether the request of the prime minister candidate of the GERB-SDS Mariya Gabriel for the removal of the chief prosecutor is the result of hidden interests.
The head of state made his first comment on Gabriel's proposal from Pretoria, where he is on an official visit.
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General confirmed that his Family was Not in the Car at the time of the Explosion
The chief prosecutor was without his family in the car in front of which an explosion occurred last Monday. This was confirmed by Ivan Geshev in an interview with the National Television and stated that he was in the car with National Security Service officers.
Bulgaria: For Kiril Petkov the Explosion next to the Chief Prosecutor’s Car was Staged
The co-chairman of "We Continue the Change" Kiril Petkov told "Darik Radio" that for him there are two hypotheses about the explosion of a bomb next to the car of the chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev. One is intimidation and the other is staging. The former prime minister specified that from his point of view, the case was staged.