Phases of Operation Car Wash

Their arrest was made during a police operation - They were a 67-year-old and a 39-year-old

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.

Detention warrants have been issued for 22 people over their involvement in the construction of buildings that collapsed in a 2020 earthquake that hit the western province of İzmir and killed over 100 people.