The District Prosecutor’s Office – Plovdiv charged and detained four men for participating in an armed organized criminal group, created for a selfish purpose and with the aim of extorting and coercing various citizens in a concerted manner in the country and abroad. Two of the detainees are police officers in the city, the state prosecution reported.
The leader of the organized crime group, a 49-year-old man, has been charged with five counts of extortion and coercion between September and November 2023. on the territory of Plovdiv and Dimitrovgrad. For these acts, the most severe punishment provided is imprisonment from 5 to 15 years, a fine and confiscation of one second of the property.
Charges of blackmail and coercion have also been brought against the other two participants of the group, one of whom is an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Plovdiv. The fourth participant in the organized criminal group, who is also an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Plovdiv, was only charged with extortion.
In the case, it was established that the defendants blackmailed two citizens, from whom they took a total sum of BGN 35,000 by means of force and threats. They forced by force and threat a person from the fan table of a football club from Plovdiv not to freely express his opinion on questions about the football policy of this club.
In this case, after the necessary actions have been taken, new charges related to illegal possession of ammunition and unauthorized handling of police insignia are to be brought.
The four defendants have been detained for a period of up to 72 hours by decree of the District Prosecutor’s Office – Plovdiv, and at the discretion of the supervising prosecutor, requests will be submitted tomorrow to the District Court – Plovdiv for the adoption of a remand measure “detention in custody”.
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2024-01-25 15:41:00
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