Balgarianovinite.com “In my opinion, there should be a ruling on the merits so as to end this grave crisis of the rule of law,” Bulgarian caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Andrey Yankulov told the media before Wednesday’s meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Prosecutors Chamber.
The agenda of the meeting includes Yankulov’s proposal for the designation of a new acting prosecutor general.
According to Yankulov’s, the Chamber’s behaviour so far shows reluctance to address this issue, and as a result of this, Borislav Sarafov has been acting prosecutor general for nearly three years now and it is not at all clear when this interim term of office will come to an end.
“Let’s see what approach the Prosecutors Chamber will take and whether it will consider my proposal at all,” the Justice Minister said.
There is lingering controversy over the legitimacy of Sarafov’s continued tenure as acting prosecutor general. A number of Bulgarian courts argue that under the Judicial System Act amendments in question, his capacity as acting prosecutor general lapsed on July 21, 2025, i.e. six months after the entry into force of these provisions. For its part, the SJC Prosecutors Chamber argues that this time limit does not apply to Sarafov because his election on June 16, 2023 predated the revision in question, which does not make specific provisions for this situation. Prosecutors Chamber Must Rule on Merits Regarding Acting Prosecutor General, Justice Minister Says 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-11 10:24:49 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