Balgarianovinite.com A total of 3,021 case files have been reported to and opened by the prosecution service since the start of the election campaign until this morning, with 599 pre-trial proceedings initiated, including 252 fast-track proceedings for crimes against citizens’ political rights, the prosecution service said on Monday.
A total of 34 people have been charged. As of Monday, 2,283 case files have been refused the opening of pre-trial proceedings due to insufficient data on a committed crime, and in some cases due to the lack of legal grounds, i.e. anonymous signals were submitted.
By appellate regions, the election-related pre-trial proceedings are distributed as follows: Sofia Appellate Prosecution Office – 233; Burgas Appellate Prosecution Office – 86; Plovdiv Appellate Prosecution Office – 76; Varna Appellate Prosecution Office – 139; Veliko Tarnovo Appellate Prosecution Office – 65. The fast-track proceedings are distributed as follows: Sofia Appellate Prosecution Office – 134; Burgas Appellate Prosecution Office – 52; Plovdiv Appellate Prosecution Office – 24; Varna Appellate Prosecution Office – 25; Veliko Tarnovo Appellate Prosecution Office – 17.
During the election campaign, 127 requests for the use of special surveillance means were submitted to the court by district prosecution offices across the country at the proposal of the Interior Ministry authorities, the prosecution service added.
At the Sofia City Prosecution Office, 166 case files are being handled (including those referred by prosecution offices across the country), based on signals alleging crimes committed by individuals with immunity. Six pre-trial proceedings have been initiated.
On Sunday, caretaker Interior Minister Emil Dechev announced that a total of 2,974 reports of election violations had been received by the Interior Ministry since the start of the campaign, marking a 204% increase, or threefold, compared to the previous parliamentary elections. Prosecution Service Charges 34 People for Crimes against Citizens’ Political Rights 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-20 13:36:55 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
