Balgarianovinite.com The Sofia City Court on Saturday reviewed the detention measures of seven individuals arrested during a joint operation of the Sofia City Prosecution Office and the Anti-Corruption Commission. Defence lawyers argued that the proceedings should not begin, claiming that the Commission does not have investigative powers. According to the prosecution, the motions of the defence were unfounded.
After withdrawing to deliberate, Judge Ivan Koev ruled that the defence objections were unfounded. He stated that the Anti-Corruption Commission has investigative powers with respect to persons holding public office. Under the same law, members of Parliament fall within this category. The pre-trial proceedings were initiated and are being conducted for offences allegedly committed by individuals charged in their capacity as accused persons, with the participation of a person holding public office – a person with immunity. The case materials identify this person, who is not anonymous, but as long as their immunity remains in force, they cannot be charged under the applicable legal procedure.
Judge Koev noted that arguments cannot be drawn from the Supreme Court of Cassation’s ruling concerning the jurisdiction in the case involving the Mayor of Varna, as that ruling was issued after the case had already entered its judicial phase.
Further evidence must be collected and the charges must be specified by naming the person with immunity, should an indictment be brought and if the legal conditions allow, the judge added.
The court gave the case the go-ahead.
The specialized operation was carried out on Wednesday in Sofia, Varna, Shumen, Pazardzhik and the village of Neofit Rilski, the prosecution said at the time. The action was part of an investigation into organized crime related to corruption. Sofia City Court Reviews Detention Measures for Seven Arrested in Joint Operation by Sofia City Prosecution Office, Anti-Corruption Commission 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-29 18:11:08 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