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The chief prosecutor of Bulgaria is dismissed!

2023-06-16 10:40:42Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The chief prosecutor of Bulgaria is dismissed!
In the photo: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev dismissed Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev fired Attorney General Ivan Geshev on June 15, halfway through his seven-year term, after frustration and continued domestic and international calls that Geshev has failed to tackle corruption.

Radev signed a decree dismissing Geshev three days after Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) voted to oust him after months of political intrigue, which included an alleged bomb attack against him.

Geshev, 52, was appointed to a seven-year term in 2019 with comprehensive powers to oversee the work of all prosecutors.

But his appointment prompted a backlash from people who accused him of protecting corrupt politicians, oligarchs and mafia bosses who were never brought to justice.

The United States and Britain in February this year sanctioned several Bulgarian individuals for corruption in what some experts interpreted as growing frustration in Washington and London over Geshev's failure to crack down on powerful people involved in corruption.

Geshev initially enjoyed the support of the SJC, which is responsible for all appointments to the judiciary, but the council's support disappeared after Geshev referred to lawmakers as "political trash" at a May 15 press conference.

The SJC vote came after the new coalition government in Bulgaria made Geshev's removal a priority. Bulgaria ranks poorly in terms of the perception of corruption within the European Union, according to Transparency International.

On June 12, Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council voted to impeach Geshev after a period of political intrigue, including an alleged bomb incident targeting the prosecutor.

Immediately after the council's decision, Ivan Geshev, 52, strongly criticized the outcome and blamed former prime minister Boyko Borisov and influential business magnate Delyan Peevski for his dismissal. /REL


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