Balgarianovinite.com The Burgas Appellate Court upheld the remand in custody of MRF Burgas Chapter Leader Hristo Shirokov over alleged participation in an organized criminal group, the court said on Friday.
The ruling is final and cannot be appealed. Prosecutors allege that the group included officials from the Burgas Water and Sewerage Company and was formed for financial gain and to commit offences punishable by more than three years’ imprisonment. It allegedly operated in Burgas Region from February 2024 to July 14, 2026.
Three other people have been charged alongside Shirokov, including former Burgas Water and Sewerage Company director Tsvetan Mirchev. All four have been charged with a serious intentional offence involving participation in an organized criminal group.
Shirokov was detained in Pomorie on July 15 during a specialized operation by the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC). He told journalists at the time that he did not know exactly why he was being detained.
On August 8, the Burgas District Court remanded Shirokov in custody. A day earlier, the court placed three of the other accused under house arrest.
Shirokov is also a longtime municipal councillor in Pomorie. When he was arrested during the GDCOC operation�, he said he had been questioned the previous day in connection with an investigation in Kardzhali.
Earlier in July, the Burgas District Court remanded Tsvetan Mirchev and Burgas Water and Sewerage Company investment control officer Ilcho Boev in custody on intentional mismanagement charges. Investigators alleged that an outside company received more than EUR 300,000 for cleaning around 70 water wells in Burgas Region although the work was not carried out. MRF Burgas Chapter Leader Shirokov Remains in Custody 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-14 16:21:46 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
