GERB Calls on Interior Minister to Explain Decision to Replace Law Enforcement Agency Chief 2026

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In a statement released on Sunday, GERB – Blagoevgrad insisted that Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev explain the reasons for replacing the head of the General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime (GDCOC) during an operation to uncover a cigarette manufacturing facility in the village of Riltsi, Southwestern Bulgaria.
The local party branch noted that on November 2, Martin Zlatkov’s temporary appointment as director of the GDCOC was terminated, and a day later, his deputy, Darin Kostov, took over the position. On November 3, during a raid in the village of Riltsi, GDCOC officers and the Blagoevgrad police discovered equipment for the production and packaging of cigarettes.
GERB – Blagoevgrad insisted on clarity regarding whether there is a connection between the personnel change and the operation. The party asked who led the operation and what was established in the investigation. The press release raised questions about the three individuals detained during the operation, the ownership of the warehouse where the cigarettes were produced, possible ties between its owner and Progressive Bulgaria, as well as the existence of evidence of attempts to exert political influence in the case.
In connection with this case, the Regional Prosecutor’s Office Blagoevgrad is conducting a pre-trial investigation into the possession of technical equipment in violation of established procedures, which is known or suspected to have been intended for or used in the manufacture of tobacco products.

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