The prosecution saw interference in its independence due to an interview with Rashkov – Bulgaria

The prosecutor’s office issued another statement after seeing in an interview and a critical statement by the caretaker Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov an attempt to undermine independence in order to undermine the prestige of the judiciary and violate the rule of law.

The reason for the declaration are words from the interview of the caretaker Minister of the Bulgarian National Radio this morning, in which the state prosecution states that it contains negative comments and assessments about the work of prosecutors in the country on specific pre-trial proceedings for crimes related to citizens’ voting rights and requests for immediate personnel measures – imposition of disciplinary sanctions and their removal.

IN Rashkov said in an interviewis convinced that immediate staffing measures must be taken against a number of prosecutors who have violated the law, who have tarnished the prestige of the judiciary, and that they should be removed by the SJC, which has been takes place in the prosecution service and does not fulfill its role of a supreme body of the judiciary “.

“The Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria declares that it will defend and stand behind every magistrate who performs his official duties in compliance with the law, in accordance with the principles of the rule of law. We believe that this statement is an attempt for illegal influence and interference in the exercise of the functions of the magistrates in making decisions on specific pre-trial proceedings, which is contrary to the constitutionally established principle of separation of powers, “the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

In the message, published on the website of the prosecution, states that as part of the judiciary, the prosecution has a key role to play in establishing the rule of law.

“The attempts of representatives of the political circles in our country to threaten its independence by exerting pressure is an inadmissible interference in the exercise of the constitutionally defined powers of magistrates. the established principles of the rule of law, aimed at discrediting the judiciary “, added the prosecutor’s office.

They also declare their will for professional and effective interaction with all bodies and institutions involved in counteracting and detecting crimes in order to protect the rights of citizens, adding that the position will be sent to the President, the European Parliament, the European Commission, the embassies of the Member States. European Union in Bulgaria, as well as to the embassies of the USA and the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

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