Balgarianovinite.com Outgoing Interior Minister Daniel Mitov has ordered a probe into claims reported in the media and online regarding tipoffs about the activities of an NGO styling itself “National Agency for Control of Protected Territories” (NACPT). The work of the relevant Interior Ministry structures in connection with these claims will also be examined and analysed, the Ministry said.
The probe covers the period from 2022 to the present. It will be carried out by the Inspectorate Directorate with the General Directorate National Police, the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime, the General Directorate Border Police, the Sofia Directorate of the Ministry of Interior, all regional police directorates nationwide, the Migration Directorate, and other ministry units as needed.
On February 2, three bodies with gunshot wounds were found in a lodge near the Petrohan pass. On the next day, National Police Director Zahari Vaskov told the press that a search was underway for individuals linked to the NGO, whose activity is being investigated.
In 2022, the Environment Ministry signed a framework agreement on environmental protection with the NGO. According to then environment minister Borislav Sandov, the document did not create rights or obligations for either party and had no financial component. On June 26, 2025, the Environment Ministry terminated the agreement unilaterally.
On February 4, Denyo Denev, Chairman of the State Agency National Security (SANS), said that two years ago, SANS conducted a probe into a tipoff from an individual regarding the NGO’s activities, which found evidence of criminal activity and sent it to the prosecution. “The tipoff contained allegations of sexual abuse of minors, paramilitary structures using the lodge, and cult-like activities, or rather a deviation from the generally accepted religious beliefs,” Denev said. Probe Ordered into Possible Tipoffs Linked to NGO in Petrohan Triple Murder Case 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-05 15:13:12 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