A person from Boyko Borisov’s close circle – “The Cat” Rosen Rusimov – paid in 2019. nearly 130,000 euros directly to “Miss Bikini” Borislava Yovcheva or for expenses related to her daughter. Само няколко месеца по-късно, през 2020 г., фирми на съпругата на Русимов – Ekaterina Rusimova – get two sea beaches near Sozopol for management. 20-year concession on the beach “Gradina – Central” and rent of the beach “Chervenka” for 5 years. This became clear after BIRD was able to reveal the family ties of the Russimovs.
The newly discovered connections and facts suggest the hypothesis of possible consideration through the exercise of power: a concession of two beaches by the cabinet of Boyko Borisov in exchange for the payment of alimony to Borislava Yovcheva and her daughter.
There are doubts about consideration for all persons involved in the affair. Their companies received generous state benefits, as BIRD previously revealed. The companies of Yordan Hristov – an investor in Borislava Yovcheva’s boutique in Barcelona and her husband for a short time, have received EU funding and public procurement contracts for nearly BGN 12 million. Valentin Zlatev’s company “Terra Tour Service” Ltd., which bought the luxury house for Yovcheva in Barcelona, has won and absorbed EU projects in Bulgaria for 3.18 million euros, which corresponds to the price of the house. In addition, this company has also received a 15-year concession on a beach in Sveti Vlas, as the concession contract was signed in 2018 by the then Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova. След като беше и депутат от ГЕРБ, Ангелкова днес е director in a company of Valentin Zlatev.
Alimony from the Cat
The group of “Cats” includes several Pernik businessmen and Alexander Staliyski, especially close to Boyko Borisov. Rosen Rusimov is considered one of the prominent members of this group.
The “Cats” became the talk of the Cats in the public domain after in 2009 former Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev called on law enforcement agencies to check how certain companies absorb public procurement as subcontractors.
From media publications it became clear that these are companies of Bogomil Georgiev Gorev, Ivan Angelov Alexiev and Rosen Georgiev Rusimov. The three are partners in the companies “Ibera Invest”, which has transformed into “Ibera Commerce“, “Diomex” and others. A joint investigation by Bivol and BIRD.BG earlier revealed that after her stay in Barcelona, Spain, “Miss Bikini” Borislava Yovcheva was financed directly with money from “The Cat” Rosen Rusimov
and furnishings, school fees and guarantees were paid in Italy and Switzerland. The transfers were made from Rusimov’s personal account in BACB Bank – owned by Borisov’s former life partner – Tsvetelina Borislavova.
Transfers of nearly EUR 130,000 from a Bulgarian account of Rosen Georgiev Rusimov in BACB Bank were paid directly to Borislava Yovcheva or for expenses related to her daughter. Това става в периода март-октомври 2019 г. Още подробности и таблица с плащанията в “Пътят на парите в Барселонагейт” по-долу.
Пътят на парите в Барселонагейт: Къщата, Бизнеса и Издръжката на Борислава Йовчева
However , recently, after information about a romantic relationship of the eldest daughter of “The Cat” Rosen Rusimov and Ekaterina Rusimova – Martina Rusimova with the son of Vetko Arabadzhiev, we were able to reveal the family ties and more details.
The Cat, the Concessions and the Sopata
The wife of “The Cat” Rosen Rusimov – Ekaterina Rusimova is a current and former owner of companies, including two companies renting beaches near Sozopol, respectively since 2015 and 2016. In 2019, when payments were made by Rusimov to Borislava Yovcheva, Borisov’s government announces procedures for concession and rental of beaches on the Black Sea coast.
The concession of the beach “Gradina – Central” – part 1 was given to the company “Soleil Dor“, owned by Ekaterina Rusimova. The concession contract for 20 years dated 14.10.2020 was signed for the Council of Ministers by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova, during the Borisov 3 cabinet, with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.
Months earlier, and after an auction with one participant, the previous Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova (GERB) by Order of 16.04.2020 leased the beach “Chervenka” in Chernomorets for 5 years to “Cafe Gradina” Ltd. The company until 30.03.2023 is the sole property of Ekaterina Rusimova. Премиер по това време е Boyko Borisov. До 15.04.2021 г. съдружник на Русимова във формата е култовият пернишки бизнесмен and her brother Bogdan Razsolkov – Sopata. В друга фирма Разсолков е бил partner with Ventsislav Dimitrov – Mechan, shot ostentatiously in 2013.
Later, the concession procedure for the same sea beach “Chervenka” was announced, appealed and terminated – proceedings No. CPC/551/2022 of the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC). “Cafe Gradina” lost the appeal (16.02.2023) and only a month later (30.03.2023) Rusimova parted with her ownership in the company.
The Ministry of Defense is suing the concessionaire of Chervenka beach – the company “Cafe Gradina” – for unpaid rents of properties in the land of Chernomorets. The case for over BGN 150 thousand. has already been returned once by the Sofia Court of Appeal (SAS) for a new hearing in the Sofia City Court (SCC) in 2023. To date, a new appeal is underway in the SAS, and BIRD will follow up and inform.
The Cat and the Catamaran
The wife of “The Cat” Rusimov – Ekaterina Rusimova until 04.10.2022 is also a partner in “Gypsy Boho Bar” together with Slavina Ivanova – the advisor with the “Gypsy” bar. Тя беше съветник на назначения от президента Румен Радев служебен министър на енергетиката Rosen Hristov, which also became known as the “Catamaran”. Subsequently, Hristov settled his adviser on the board of the state-owned company DP ” Management and Management of Dams“, where it remains until 04.09.2023. Since April this year, Slavina Ivanova has also
there is no participation in “Gypsy Boho Bar”. She continues to have a stake in “Gypsy Bar Lozenets” Ltd.
Media publications claim that “Cat” Rusimov is a yacht lover. And his daughter Martina posted photos of her on her Instagram profile on a yacht in Greece, as well as trips to Dubai and other attractive destinations.
Boyko, Borislava, Barcelona and Borislav Sarafov
We remind you that the Prosecutor’s Office claimed in documentssubmitted to Parliament in 2023 that Borissov is the father of the child born in 2012. About the same Certificates and Ivayla Bakalova. Boyko Borisov to this day vehemently denies that he had any connection with the model Yovcheva, as well as with her child.
After Borislav Sarafov became acting Prosecutor General in 2023, Boyko Borisov was removed from Barcelona Gate“. The case was convenient Shredded by the Prosecutor’s Office and its branches were terminated one by one. The last branch of money laundering, which was previously known – “separated materials in a separate investigation for four crimes” – was pre-election and quietly terminated by the prosecutor’s office on May 10, 2024.
Lead photo/collage: Ekaterina Rusimova (left), Borislava Yovcheva and Boyko Borisov (freeze frame from a video about the house in Barcelona), the house in Barcelona
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