Balgarianovinite.com Constitutional Court Judge Desislava Atanasova did not leave Turkiye while she was in the country between April 5 and 8, 2024, and was not on a business trip, a press release sent to the media by the Constitutional Court’s press office said.
On July 2, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said in Parliament that Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Delyan Peevski had made 227 departures from Sofia Airport since 2018, including 181 by private aircraft, and that joint bookings with 81 other people were being checked. Demerdziev also said that Peevski and Atanasova had travelled together from Sofia to Dubai on April 5, 2024, before later correcting part of his comments and saying the anti-organized crime report he had relied on contained an incorrect date. Atanasova denied the claim, saying she travelled from Sofia to Istanbul and back on scheduled Turkish Airlines flights and remained in Turkiye between April 5 and 8, 2024.
Wednesday’s position of Atanasova reads: “In connection with the false public allegations made by Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev regarding my trips abroad, and in light of significant public interest, I am providing additional documents and information regarding the manner, location, and timing of my trips outside Bulgaria during the period of April 5-8, 2024.”
“In addition to the statement I have already released, to which I attached documents certifying that during the period of April 5-8, 2024, I flew on the Sofia-Istanbul-Sofia route on commercial flights operated by Turkish Airlines, I am also attaching an officially issued certificate from the Republic of Turkiye, Istanbul Provincial Police Directorate, which states that I resided solely on the territory of the Republic of Turkiye and did not leave the country between the two flights on the Sofia-Istanbul-Sofia route,” Atanasova adds.
In light of media interest and the questions directed at the Constitutional Court, Atanasova said she would like to clarify that her diplomatic passport was issued by the Foreign Ministry in accordance with the Bulgarian Identity Documents Act. The rules for using this document are determined by its issuer, the Foreign Ministry, the statement further notes.
Atanasova states that she was not on a business trip to the Republic of Turkiye during the period of April 5-8, 2024. During that period, the Constitutional Court did not hold any sessions, and Atanasova did not submit a notice regarding the use of leave.
“I consider the facts presented and the attached documents to be sufficient to clarify the circumstances. The attached documents are an integral part of this statement,” Atanasova further stated.
“In all our actions, we have been guided by the law, and the information we received was obtained in accordance with the procedures and methods prescribed by law,” Ivan Demerdzhiev said earlier Wednesday. According to him, the shift in focus toward Constitutional Court Justice Desislava Atanasova suggests a willingness to make her a scapegoat. She is something of an indirect victim in this case, someone who happened to be on the list of people who made reservations and may have traveled with Peevski.
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