A murder in an office shook Stara Zagora days ago. On March 24, we reported that a young man, an employee of a fast loan company, had been killed with two bullets in the head. For the first time, the relatives of the victim and those of the detainee as a perpetrator of the murder stand in front of a television camera. Elena Taneva and Georgi Manev are working on the case to try to clarify what is behind the murder.
The drama takes place in an office at 142 Tsar Simeon the Great Street in the center of Stara Zagora in the late afternoon of March 24. The signal to the emergency phone was given exactly at 5:19 p.m. An hour earlier, the victim Stanimir Ivanov came for a meeting with his partner and employer Vladimir Vassilev, who was later identified as the physical perpetrator of the murder.
“Pre-trial proceedings have been instituted within the meaning of Article 115 of the Criminal Code, which provides for imprisonment of 10 to 20 years. We are working on several versions of the murder, the main one being financial relations and a scandal between the perpetrator and the victim, “said Dicho Atanasov, Stara Zagora District Prosecutor.
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On the fateful day behind this door, Stanimir is expected by his boss Vlado and his brother Milen. The business brothers have been in conflict with Stanimir for almost a month, according to eyewitness accounts.
Desislava Nikolova, an employee of the fast loans and pawnshops company and Stanimir’s friend, tells about the fatal day for the first time.
“He called me to tell me that Vlado was waiting for us in the office. And I went home to get it. He knocked on the door first and went inside. I was waiting outside in the lobby. Then he came and told me to come in. Inside were Vlado, his brother and Daniel, a boy who also works for Vlado. He told me and Daniel to wait outside. Then Vlado turned around and told Stanimir, “Come on, get along with Milen,” she said.
A little later, Chief Vlado sent his bodyguards, and sent his employee Desi for some documents. He sent everyone out of the office except for the security guard, Krassimir Kirezov, who stayed outside the office door and clearly heard the scandal between the three.
“I was alert and told myself that if something happened, I would come in and break them. I heard the threat and immediately jumped. Seconds later, a shot was heard, “Krassimir said.
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However, there are no recordings from the security cameras at the time of the murder. According to the testimony of the driver of the chief, he himself turned them off by order of Vladimir on the same day, around 5 p.m.
“Two or three days after the murder, I saw Kolyo, who is Vlado’s security guard and driver. I asked him what had happened. And he said, “Well, Stanimir attacked Vlado with a knife and that’s why he shot him.” My question was if they attacked you with a knife, when do you have time to roll up your blouse, take out a gun, load and fire two shots at point-blank range, ”said Plamen Mitev, a friend of Stanimir.
The murdered Stanimir Ivanov and Vladimir Vassilev are long-term partners.
“Everything between them was settled. They had agreed on the pawnshop – Stanimir, how much money he will receive, what will be the percentage he will take “, explained Desislava.
For months, however, a conflict arose between the brothers and Stanimir. Both for money and for petty intrigues with Milen Vassilev, brother of the alleged shooter Vladimir.
“There was a conflict between them, Stanimir wanted to separate, to withdraw from Vlado’s pawnshop and start his own business. As for the financial part, they had a dispute with Vlado about some act that was fixed by him and he accused Stanimir of having to bear it. It was about some 20,000 levs, “said Plamen Mitev.
Whether the tension was caused by the desire to separate Stanimir, who in practice would have become a competition in Vladimir’s business, is still unclear. However, Vladimir’s wife, who is also on camera for the first time, also confirms the tension.
“Vladimir has been very worried and anxious for the last month. I talked to him to find out what was going on. And he told me that he was threatened by Stanimir, “the woman said.
According to Vladimir’s wife, the man fired in inevitable self-defense.
“I am absolutely convinced that Vladimir defended himself. He defended his life. He would not risk our family in any way. He was just provoked, attacked, defended. My whole family is a Christian. Vladimir is involved in charity, we have a close-knit family, children “, explained Anna Koleva.
One version of this criminal case was that the Vasilevi brothers were attacked with a knife by Stanimir, who later became a victim.
“A knife was found in the body of the murdered man, but we have no information that he used it during the incident,” said Dicho Atanasov, Stara Zagora District Prosecutor.
“Stanimir knew they were armed. It is absurd to make a knife, “said Plamen Mitev.
Stanimir, 35, is a criminal, known in Stara Zagora for his violent nature, defending his interests and opinion. His girlfriend admits that the reason for his murder was the brothers’ fear of him. And also that it may not have happened spontaneously.
“They turned off the cameras in advance, they sent me away. In my opinion, it is not as they say it was an accident and that he went to attack them. As far as I know Vlado, and I have known him for 6 years, he is not primary. He is more of a person who thinks things through, he has never made decisions at the moment “, explained Desislava, Stanimir’s friend
Vladimir Vassilev, 37, has no criminal record. The brothers are heirs to a wealthy family. Their father ran a prosperous company during his lifetime, mainly engaged in construction and repairs. They both have legally possessed personal weapons, one of which was used in the murder. We looked for Milen Vassilev in his home – a huge mansion on the outskirts of Stara Zagora. However, we did not find anyone there.
However, friends of the murdered Stanimir share their fears that the influential family could influence the investigation and the development of the trial.
“I have fears that he may not get what he deserves if he turned off the cameras,” said Plamen Mitev.
Unlike Vladimir’s clean record, the murdered 35-year-old Stanimir Ivanov has a rich court record and arrests for fights and drug trafficking. According to his girlfriend Desislava, however, it is the stormy nature of her partner and the file that can change the course of the investigation. Although she is aware of Stanimir’s criminal activities, she sees him in a different light.
“He was a gentleman. I had only heard what nonsense he had done, that he was in custody, in prison, but I did not pay attention. Stanimir wanted us to live normally, he said that he finally found something “, said Desislava.
Vladimir Vassilev’s two lawyers refrained from commenting, awaiting the results of the expertise appointed by the prosecution. The prosecutor’s office also refrained from commenting on the advanced phase of the investigation. The balance – while the investigation into who is guilty and who is not, two women were left alone, without partners in their lives.
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