Balgarianovinite.com The Sofia City Prosecution Office (SCPO) has pressed charges against seven individuals for participation in an organized crime group involved in corruption, the prosecution office said Thursday. The SCPO has also ordered their detention for up to 72 hours.
According to the charges, these individuals took part in an organized crime group that had operated in Sofia, Varna, and other parts of the country between January 2013 and November 26, 2025. The group was established to commit offences including embezzlement by officials, fraud, and money laundering.
The individuals were arrested and charged as part of a pre-trial investigation. This comes after a large-scale special operation the Sofia City Prosecution Office conducted jointly with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Sofia, Varna, Shumen, Pazardzhik, and the village of Neofit Rilski on Wednesday and Thursday.
During searches and seizures, a significant amount of material evidence, including various documents, mobile phones, laptops, and other items, was confiscated.
On November 29, the Sofia City Prosecution Office is expected to submit requests to the Sofia City Court seeking that all seven defendants be remanded in custody.
On Wednesday, the prosecution office said that it was conducting a large-scale joint operation with the Anti-Corruption Commission. The pre-trial proceedings were initiated on December 9, 2024, by order of a prosecutor at the Sofia City Prosecution Office and are being conducted by the ACC under the direction and supervision of the Sofia City Prosecution Office. The investigation concerns the formation and operation of an organized crime group linked to the Historical Park tourist attraction, the prosecution office said. Seven Charged with Participation in Organized Crime Group Linked to Historical Park Tourist Attraction 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-27 18:28:00 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