Sotir Tsatsarov
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov met with Turkey's Chief Prosecutor Mehmet Akarca
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov met with Turkey's Chief Prosecutor Mehmet Akarca, who is visiting Sofia at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart, Sotir Tsatsarov.
The Man Who Killed 49 People in New Zealand Has Been in Bulgaria in 2018
The man who killed 49 people today in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand was in Bulgaria at the end of last year.
This was announced by the Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov after a meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, which was attended by Deputy Prime Ministers Ekaterina Zaharieva, Krassimir Karakachanov, Interior Minister Mladen Marinov and heads of Special Services
Bulgaria Freezes Bank Accounts That Received Money From Venezuela's Oil Company
Officials in Bulgaria say they have frozen several bank accounts that received millions of euros transferred from Venezuela's state-owned oil company, thenewstribune.com writes.
Chief prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov said Wednesday that the money was meant to be eventually sent to accounts abroad.
The Guardian: UK and Bulgaria Investigate 2015 Poisoning of Bulgarian Arms Dealer
Britain and Bulgaria are jointly investigating the 2015 poisoning of a Bulgarian arms dealer to determine whether it involved novichok, the nerve agent used in the poisoning of Russian double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury last year, the Guardian writes.
Bulgaria and Britain Will Jointly Investigate the Case of Gebrev
British and Bulgarian officials will jointly investigate whether there is a link between the poisoning of Russian spy Sergei Scripal in Salisbury and Bulgarian businessman Emilian Gebrev in Sofia. This was made clear after a meeting of British Ambassador Emma Hopkins with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov and Interior Minister Mladen Marinov.
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor and Interior Minister are on a Visit to Abu Dhabi
The visit of Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov and Interior Minister Mladen Marinov to Abu Dhabi continues on 5th of February, reports BNT.
They are there at the invitation of the UAE Attorney General Dr Hamad Al Shamsi. The main topics of the talks are cooperation in penal criminal matters and the fight against organised crime and terrorism.
Opposition BSP MP Elena Yoncheva Accused Minister of Culture of Corruption
Opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) MP Elena Yoncheva accused the Minister of Culture Boil Banov of corruption. BSP circulated audio recordings for exercising pressure on forging documents, reports BNT.
Bulgarian Socialist MP Elena Yoncheva has been Charged with Money Laundering
The Prosecutor's Office has charged Elena Yoncheva. The MP on the left is accused of money laundering.
In November last year, Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov demanded the immunity of six MPs, including Veselin Mareshki. It then became clear that Elena Yoncheva will be investigated for money laundering in particularly large amounts, appropriated by the already bankrupt CCB.
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Commented President's Veto on Penal Code Changes
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov said that the amendments to the Penal Code, which President Rumen Radev vetoed, should be clarified. The most controversial of the changes is the so-called "secret arrest," in which, at the discretion of the prosecutor, a detained person can get a ban to inform his relatives within 48 hours about the arrest, reports BNT.
Chief Prosecutor Orders a Check into Finance Minister's Apartment
The Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office ordered the Anti-Corruption Directorate at the anti-corruption commission to carry out a check on the dwelling in which the Minister of Finance, Vladislav Goranov, lives, the Prosecutor's office announced on 28th of November, reports BNT.