The replacement of Bulgaria’s prosecutor general Ivan Geshev, who was dismissed ahead of schedule, with his deputy until recently, Borislav Sarafov, does not succeed in easing the long-standing tension in Bulgaria's judicial system, observers comment...
The Bulgarian Judges Association (BJA) has called on the plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council to elect a new acting prosecutor general of Bulgaria. The BJA describes the decision of the prosecutor’s college of the Supreme Judicial..
Borislav Sarafov is taking office as acting prosecutor general with a very low degree of confidence because of the way his election was conducted , Justice Minister Atanas Slavov told BNR. "The people, who until recently were a monolithic majority..
In a position, distributed through the BTA news agency, Acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov called for non-interference in the judiciary and respect for the principle of separation of powers. The Prosecutor General's statement was made in..
With 8 votes “for” and 1 “against”, the prosecutors’ college of the Supreme Judicial Council elected Borislav Sarafov acting prosecutor general. Deputy Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov files report against Ivan Geshev Deputy..
“We discussed important questions such as the law-governed state and the rule of law,” said Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev after he was heard out at a closed sitting of the European Parliament’s LIBE Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights..
The Courthouse has a unit for external surveillance, which is led by the former director of the Internal Security Directorate, Stefan Bankov, who was fired in 2021 for violating the Code of Ethics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Deputy Chief..
The Supreme Judicial Council, SJC, has ruled as admissible the proposal for the dismissal of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev. Supreme Judicial Council’s prosecutors’ college seeks dismissal of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev The storm in..
Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev said that he would ask members of the Supreme Judicial Council who “ tried to stage a coup in the judiciary ” to recuse themselves . At a press conference, Geshev pointed out that he would talk at a closed..
No prosecutor has been or will be influenced in trying cases by statements made by persons holding senior public office. No prosecutor of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office will be influenced by external factors, the capital prosecutor's office said in..
