Balgarianovinite.com The materials published by the leadership of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria actually support my argument for the urgent need for qualitative changes in the management of the institution in the interest of justice, reads a position by Deputy Prime Minister and caretaker Justice Minister Andrey Yankulov, circulated by his Ministry’s press office on Tuesday.
The position came in response to a statement, published earlier in the day by the prosecution service, asserting that Yankulov’s actions, in addition to undermining the prestige of the Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office, also affect the authority of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.The Minister commended the transparency demonstrated by the prosecution leadership in sharing information about an investigation of exceptionally high public interest, concerning a parallel justice network known as the “Eight Dwarfs” and the alleged corrupt involvement of a high-ranking magistrate from the European Union judicial system, including a summary of the testimonies of three witnesses in the case.
“I appeal to the prosecution leadership to apply the same standard of transparency regarding the witness statements and other evidentiary materials from all investigations into the ‘Eight Dwarfs’ network, concerning all other high-ranking magistrates, including administrative heads of key prosecution offices,” the position reads.
Yankulov also noted the concealment of crucial details, such as the case number of the criminal proceedings, the name of the supervising prosecutor, portions of the communication dates, and the current status of the investigation.
The materials themselves contain extremely disturbing facts regarding an investigation of exceptionally high public interest, according to the Minister.
He recalled that a prosecution report sent on June 3, 2025 to European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi by then acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov stated:
“At present, based on the interrogations conducted so far, there is evidence supporting a reasonable suspicion of Ms. Teodora Georgieva’s involvement in the criminal act aimed at generating certain financial benefits unlawfully, by accepting unregulated monetary sums of BGN 10,000 (EUR 5,000), as a ‘guest’ of [Petyo ‘the Euro’] Petrov [a notorious power broker in the Bulgarian judiciary and a fugitive from justice] on the 25th of each month from 2019 to 2020.”
“This written statement, sent to the attention of the European Chief Prosecutor, leaves it completely unclear why the individual, who as of June 2025 was already reasonably suspected to have committed a corruption offence, has not yet been formally charged,” Yankulov points out.
“It creates an extremely concerning impression that such criminal proceedings may be used for other purposes, such as discrediting, intimidation, or harassment,” the Justice Minister adds. Justice Minister: Materials Published by Prosecution Service’s Leadership Support My Calls for Urgent Reform 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-10 16:28:00 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