Balgarianovinite.com Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Caretaker Minister of Justice Andrey Yankulov said on Tuesday that all legal powers available to him in the case of acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov had been exhausted. He added that Sarafov remained in office unlawfully and should resign.
Yankulov said Sarafov was in office contrary to the law and to moral standards, and that every extra day he remained in that position pushed the justice system into an extremely critical situation for the rule of law in Bulgaria. He said the easiest way out of the situation was for Sarafov to resign.
Yankulov added that he wanted to understand what specific practical steps could be taken in the case, whether through powers of coercion held by the justice minister or by another executive authority, that could permanently resolve the issue of Borislav Sarafov holding the post of Prosecutor General.
Yankulov said anyone could be forcibly removed from office if someone wielding the State’s monopoly on the use of force chose to do so. He added, however, that the issue could not be settled that way.
Yankulov has been pressing since February for Sarafov to be replaced as acting Prosecutor General, arguing that the six-month statutory limit on interim appointments expired on July 21, 2025. After the Supreme Judicial Council Plenum referred the matter to the Prosecutors Chamber on February 26 and the chamber refused on March 11 to consider his proposal for a new acting Prosecutor General, Yankulov appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court and on March 31 separately sought Sarafov’s dismissal over alleged disciplinary violations. On April 7, the Constitutional Court ruled that one and the same individual may not perform the functions of Prosecutor General for more than six months. Caretaker Justice Minister Calls on Acting Prosecutor General Sarafov to Resign 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-21 16:39:12 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law