“In our attempt to deceive our European partners, we are about to deceive ourselves. We have turned the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism into a redundant tool. It does not currently apply. The judiciary is under serious attack and needs to work with the European institutions. “Once this effective mechanism is gone, we are returning to crime levels from the early 1990s and the regression is extremely rapid.” This was stated in the program “Offensive” by the Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev.
On the place of the prosecution and the role of prosecutor number one in judicial reform
“Bulgarian politicians are not interested in judicial reform. The slogan “Judicial Reform” means taking control of the prosecution and personal replacement of the Prosecutor General. “I hope not with illegitimate goals,” Geshev said. “The Bulgarian prosecutor’s office was not supported in its fight against the mafia. On the contrary, the judiciary was attacked,” Geshev said.
“This is not judicial reform. Between 4 and 7% of Bulgarians are interested in the topic, according to opinion polls. But the leadership of the prosecution believes that we have reached a critical point. There is a real danger of affecting the rule of law, the rule of law, human rights – one of the main pillars of our European home. There is a danger that if any of them collapses, all Bulgarian citizens will suffer. This danger is in different directions. The second reason I’m here is that magistrates, their families and their circles of friends are being attacked. The truth is that Bulgarian politicians are not interested in judicial reform, but by “reform” they mean mastering the prosecutor’s office and personal replacement of the chief prosecutor. I hope not for illegitimate purposes, which are probably used by some institutions of the executive power, “said the chief prosecutor.
The interrogation of Vasil Bozhkov
“The accused cannot be interrogated by video link before the decree for attraction is presented to him personally against his signature. He may be questioned as a witness, but only if there are relevant agreements with the host country or on a reciprocal basis. This is shallow propaganda, “Geshev said. According to him, until 20 days ago, Bozhkov had the status of a defendant.
Political reactions after the arrests of Borisov, Arnaudova and Goranov
“Whether there was an emergency or not is debatable. What is indisputable is that the arrests were made by an incompetent body. The Interior Ministry cannot arrest people who were members of the Council of Ministers,” said prosecutor number one.
For the judge to investigate the Attorney General
“This contradicts the Constitution. The goal is to remove the person chief prosecutor again. In order for this to happen, a Grand National Assembly is needed,” Ivan Geshev explained.
For threats against senior magistrates
Geshev also commented on the threat made against the prosecutor from the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office Angel Kanev.
“As a result of this attack, to which the judiciary has been subjected, there are personal threats against magistrates. This is a daily routine for the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office. Time is a haven for crime. There is often personal pressure, especially against ladies, because of their specific statements.
The prosecutor’s office requested recordings from the cameras in the Council of Ministers
The prosecutor’s office may request a recording from the cameras in the Council of Ministers, but only after a specific investigation. This was announced by the Prosecutor General, but he denied that the accusation was aimed at monitoring what signals were submitted to the European Prosecutor’s Office, as expressed by the executive authorities.
For the fight against corruption and damage to the treasury
“If we are a political bat, let them tell me about one of the ruling majority, against whom criminal responsibility has been realized. I can name dozens of the previous government – GERB, IMRO, then acting minister. If you are targeting a crime club, then yes, that was the goal of the structures. The problem was that no one believed that they would achieve results, “said the chief prosecutor.
“Corruption is in the current government – it is always so. Former rulers may have had corruption at the time they ruled,” he added.
The SJC decides on Geshev’s early release
“I am worried that there is no connection between the facts and the allegations of Ms. Nadezhda Yordanova. I am not worried about anything in the request of the Minister of Justice, because there are no legal grounds in it. It is a mixture of her free writings, politically incorrect ones and free citation of some norms, and there is no connection between the three, “said the chief prosecutor.
The Josie Case
“The only thing that is true is that my father’s name is Stoimen Geshev. He will turn 83 years old. The other thing is true that all this is happening to him because his son is the chief prosecutor. He has not acquired any shares, “said the chief prosecutor.
When asked if there was a meeting between him and Georgi Tsolov Georgiev, who claims that the two met to seek Georgiev’s help for his partner in “Josi” Georgi Prisadashki, Geshev replied:
“It is not true that we have talked about this topic. I have seen this man several times in my life. As far as I know, he was in an official relationship with my father, while he was an employee of the Ministry of Interior before 1989, which I am not interested in.
The Hemus case
“It is known that the case is being investigated by an investigating police officer at the Ministry of Interior. At one point it was said that this case was crushed and we do not know what is happening to him. This means that a minister does not know what is happening in his own ministry. This is a kind of parody. “Such statements are aimed at an attack on the prosecutor’s office and its seizure,” Geshev said.
The operation in the Presidency
“It was carried out in full compliance with the law. If I have to compare Borisov’s arrest and the action in the Presidency, one is completely legal, although it seems unmeasured, and the other is something completely illegal and unmeasured,” the prosecutor general concluded.
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