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Prosecutor's office terminates investigation against Boyko Borissov for extortion

published on 12/12/23 5:55 PM

Бойко Борисов при гласуването си в Банкя

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Due to a lack of evidence of a crime, the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has terminated the investigation into alleged extortion against GERB leader Boyko Borissov, former finance minister Vladislav Goranov and GERB media advisor Sevdelina Arnaudova.

The pre-trial proceedings were initiated on the basis of gambling tycoon's Vasil Bozhkov's claims that he was blackmailed.

According to Bozhkov's testimony, for the period 2017 - the end of 2019, he handed Goranov about BGN 60,000,000 / EUR 30,677,520/, the prosecutor's office notes.

"In the case, all possible and necessary actions in the investigation have been carried out, but no evidence has been collected that clearly and undoubtedly indicates that ... B. Borisov, V. Goranov and S. Arnaudova exercised coercion against V. Bozhkov in order for him to provide them with cash or other benefits and to transfer shares from the gambling companies in which he has a stake," the prosecutor's office noted.

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Radio Bulgaria News Boyko Borissov gambling tycoon GERB Sofia City Prosecutor's Office Vasil Bozhkov Vladislav Goranov

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