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Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Optimistic on Capturing of Vanished Mobsters [May 10, 2012] Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev has expressed his certainty that the notorious mobster pair known as the "Galevi brothers" will be found and apprehended. Angel Hristov and Plamen Galev aka the "Galevi brothers" disappeared after the Bulgarian Supreme Court of Cassation finally confirmed their organized crime sentences last week, and the two were supposed to be sent to jail for 5 and 4 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Norotious Mobster Pair Goes to Jail [May 03, 2012] Bulgaria's Supreme Court of Cassations upheld Thursday the jail sentences of the notorious alleged mobster pair Angel Hristov and Plamen Galev, better known as the Galevi brothers. The magistrates, however, reduced Galev's sentence by two years and Hristov's by one on grounds they have clean criminal records and are known for charitable activities. Galev will thus serve 5 years behind bars while ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex-President, Deputy to Explain Decree, Pardoning Scandal [Feb 23, 2012] Bulgaria's former President, Georgi Parvanov, and Vice President, Angel Marin, have called their first conference since their last term in office ended in January. On Thursday, Parvanov and Marin are expected to discuss the decree scandal that recently emerged involving Marin's potential illegitimacy as Vice President and his pardoning of felons. It was recently revealed that Parvanov failed to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex-VP Says He Pardoned Fewer Felons Than Predecessor [Feb 06, 2012] Bulgaria's former Vice President Angel Marin has pointed out that he pardoned fewer criminals than his predecessor. It recently emerged that Marin pardoned a total of 533 felons during his two terms in office, including many murderers. In an interview for the private bTV channel on Sunday, the former Vice President argued that his predecessor had pardoned more than 1000 criminals during his 5 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex-VP Okayed Two-Thirds of Citizenship Requests [Feb 03, 2012] Bulgaria's former Vice President Angel Marin okayed 81 749 out of a total of 132 288 Bulgarian citizenship applications during his two terms in office, it has emerged. 3.5 times more applications for Bulgarian citizenship were given the thumbs up in the period 2002-2011 than in the preceding 10 years, the BGNES news agency has estimated. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex VP May End Up at Constitutional Court [Feb 02, 2012] Bulgaria's top court is planning to approach the constitutional court to have the final say on the controversy over the legitimacy of the country's former vice president. "We are expecting the presidency to officially confirm the lack of a decree that authorizes Angel Marin for his second mandate, after which we will approach the constitutional court," Georgi Kolev, chairman of the Supreme ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex VP Enters Court Battle to Prove Legitimacy [Feb 01, 2012] The legitimacy of Bulgaria's former vice president can be proven with a written document only, the country's top court has demanded, fueling the raging controversy. A three-member panel of the Supreme Administrative Court ruled on Wednesday that the presidency should provide a written document, stating whether former Vice President Angel Marin has been authorized for his second mandate or not ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex-VP Defends His Generous Pardoning of Felons [Jan 30, 2012] Bulgaria's former Vice President Angel Marin who controversially pardoned a large number of high-profile felons during his two terms in office, has reiterated that he sees nothing wrong in his actions. In an interview for the bTV private channel on Monday, Marin declared that he supported the idea of increased media publicity when it comes to all pardoning documents. The former Vice President ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria First Couple, VP Leave Office Cheered by Citizens [Jan 22, 2012] Bulgaria's outgoing President Georgi Parvanov, his wife Zorka Parvanova, and his VP Angel Marin have now officially left the Presidency Building in downtown Sofia. This is the last part of the Sunday inauguration ceremony for new Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and aide Margarita Popova. Parvanov and Plevneliev gave speeches at the Unknown Warrior monument in Sofia, went to the St.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria VP Snatches Last-Minute Top Medal, Basks in Praise [Jan 10, 2012] Bulgaria's president has praised VP Angel Marin for 'blazing a trail' in the short history of the institution, though he was largely the visible absence during the two terms they served. Reservist officer Gen.Maj.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Vice President to Get Top State Medal, Too [Jan 09, 2012] Bulgaria's Vice President Angel Marin is joining the ranks of bearers of the Stara Planina ? First Degree order, Bulgaria's highest state medal. Reservist officer Gen.Maj.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Katunitsa Murderer: I Thought I Hit Dog [Sep 27, 2011] The man who ran over and killed with his van 19-year-old Angel Petrov in the village of Katunitsa last Friday told the Court he failed to stop because he thought he had hit a dog. Simeon Yosifov, 55, from the Stolipinovo Roma district in the second largest Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, near Katunitsa, is charged with manslaughter, and if convicted will face 10 to 20 years behind bars, according to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Brutality Case May Go to Strasbourg [Jun 13, 2011] Bulgaria's high-profile police brutality case for the murder of Angel Dimitrov aka Chorata may be taken to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg with the agreement of the victim's relatives, said lawyer Vasil Vasilev. Vasilev, speaking on behalf of Chorata's family, said there were legal grounds to refer the matter to the ECHR and that this was the only proper response to the ruling ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, China Seek to Boost Bilateral Relations [May 14, 2011] Bulgaria's Vice President Angel Marin and member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, declared they will put efforts into boosting the ties between the two nations. Economy, trade and investment are among the areas in which Sofia is willing to further enhance its cooperation with the Asian country, according to Angel Marin. For his part, Hu, who is also the CPC chief of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog: 5% Natural Gas Price Hike Possible [Feb 22, 2011] The price of natural gas in Bulgaria might go up by 5% from April, according to the country's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR). "The increase of oil prices, as a result of the situation in Libya, might up the price of natural gas in Bulgaria by 5% from April, but this would not affect the price for end consumers," said Angel Semerdzhiev, head of DKEVR. According to him ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Police Brutality Case Reenters Supreme Court [Jan 30, 2011] Bulgaria's notorious police brutality case for the murder of Angel Dimitrov aka Chorata is entering the Supreme Court of Cassations (VKS) for the 2nd time. On November 12 2010, Bulgaria's Military Appellate Court reduced in half the sentences of five anti-mafia policemen, accused of killing Chorata five years ago. Major Miroslav Pisov was sentenced to 9 years behind bars, while the other four ... [via YahooNews] More >>

The Bulgaria 2010 Review: Crime and Courts [Jan 07, 2011] The two alleged mafia bosses - Plamen Galev and Angel Hristov - are believed to hold the citizens of Dupnitsa on a leash. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Court Acquits Two Top Mafia Bosses [Nov 04, 2010] The two alleged mafia bosses - Plamen Galev and Angel Hristov - are believed to hold the citizens of Dupnitsa on a leash. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria after the Vietnamese [Oct 21, 2010] Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov , and his deputy Angel Marin , grinning widely, welcomed the Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, a nice lady grinning just as widely. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria hopes to upgrade relations with Vietnam to strategic partnership [Oct 19, 2010] Bulgarian Vice President Angel Marin said here Monday that his country hoped to upgrade relations with Vietnam to strategic partnership when meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyun Thi Doan. [via YahooNews] More >>