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Bulgaria Customs Boss: Lukoil Stages Fake Trial against Me [May 15, 2012] Bulgaria's prosecution acts under pressure by oil company Lukoil Bulgaria to levy charges against Customs Agency head Vanyo Tanov, according to Tanov himself. The Bulgarian customs boss spoke out to the press after the first hearing in the case Tuesday, saying that the trial is fake and staged and that accusations against him are baseless. Gen Vanyo Tanov is charged for allegedly disclosing ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Anti-Mafia Court Closes First Case with Plea Bargain [Jan 31, 2012] Bulgaria's specialized criminal court, which became operational on January 03, has closed its first trial with a plea bargain sealed between four of the defendants and the prosecution. The case was opened on January 16, 2012 on charges of organizing and commanding a crime ring specialized in drug dealing and other offenses resulting in undue pecuniary gain, the court said in a Tuesday statement ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria National Air Carrier Might Lose License for Stranding 1000 Foreign Tourists [Sep 10, 2011] Bulgarian ministers have suggested they might consider withdrawing the licenses of the Bulgaria Air national airline and tour operator Alma Tour, after a trade dispute between them led to the cancellation of flights, stranding hundreds of international tourists. The Sofia City Prosecution has already started an investigation whether the events were caused by officers at Alma Tour, following an ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Might Ban Nationalist Party 'Ataka' for Stirring Hatred [May 23, 2011] The Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office might decide to demand the ban of the nationalist and far-right party "Ataka" for instigating ethnic and religious hatred, announced to Sofia City Prosecutor Nikolay Kokinov. "In addition to raising charges, the prosecution might demand that Ataka be banned based on the Political Parties Act, if we collect enough evidence for instilling ethnic and religious ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Maybach Tank Thieves Appeal Guilty Verdict [Mar 21, 2011] The prosecution in the "Maybach" case asked the military appeals court Monday to upheld the verdicts issued by magistrates from the lower instance. On October 6, 2010, a German national, Thomas Gmainer, 36, and a Bulgarian army officer, Aleksei Petrov, were sentenced by the Sliven Military Court to 4 years in jail for stealing a vintage World War II tank. They were arrested while attempting to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Set to Resume Trial against Libyan Torturers [Feb 25, 2011] Sofia prosecution office should resume the trial against the Libyan officers, who tortured six Bulgarian medics and their Palestinian colleague into making confessions in a HIV trial, officials have suggested. Right after the medics' jubilant transfer to Sofia and their pardoning in the summer of 2007, Bulgaria's prosecutors made it clear that it will proceed with the lawsuit that would be ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ethnic Turks Leader Unscathed by Embezzlement Allegations [Jul 29, 2010] Bulgaria ethnic Turkish leader Ahmed Dogan managed to escape prosecution over allegations that he pocketed BGN 1,5 M as a consultant of hydro projects, financed by the state budget. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Deputy Interior Minister Acquitted on Bribery Charges [Jun 30, 2010] Sofia City Court has acquitted Bulgaria's former Deputy Interior Minister Raif Mustafa and the businessman Rosen Marinov, after the Prosecution's Office has asked for 10 years imprisonment for each on bribery charges. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Deputy Interior Minister Acquitted on Bribery Charges [Jun 30, 2010] Sofia City Court has acquitted Bulgaria's former Deputy Interior Minister Raif Mustafa and the businessman Rosen Marinov , after the Prosecution's Office has asked for 10 years imprisonment for each on bribe ry charges. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Prosecutor: Military Courts Are Redundant (Novinite.com) [Mar 27, 2010] Bulgaria's Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Galina Toneva, has called for a change in the constitution to restructure Military courts and prosecution offices. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FBI Report Shows Violations at NPP Belene (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, threatens prosecution for violations committed in connection with the Belene NPP project. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Chief Prosecutor Calls for Judicial System Reform (Novinite.com) [Mar 10, 2010] Bulgaria Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev has called again for a major reform of the prosecution system in the country. Velchev told reporters Wednesday that the reform should be be geared towards the decentralization of authority of the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office. [via YahooNews] More >>