/ world as we speak information/ Cash arrived at an handle in Sofia, from the place it was distributed to “deserving” non-public people towards a flying receipt. All of them are of final origin KTB, however not a penny from the pockets related to Tsvetan Vasilev has gone out with out being accounted for by the night. Nonetheless, this was performed away from the commonly accepted official accounting paperwork, however in “one Excel desk”, which, nevertheless, provides sufficient data to its finish consumer. These paperwork nonetheless exist someplace.
This was said at his first interrogation as we speak by Biser Lazov – thought of trump no 1 of the prosecution within the upcoming KTB mega-case. Based on many, the previous govt director of economic home “Fina-S” was Tsvetan Vassilev’s “proper hand”, however he switched to the “different camp”.
As a “parallel actuality”, Lazov described the functioning incentive system, which “got here to mild” for the primary time as we speak, after his identify turned well-known through the collapse of the financial institution in 2014. (he isn’t among the many accused, b.a.).
Lazov testified within the case towards the journalist Sonya Koltuklieva for concealment and non-payment of tax obligations, specifically the sums she obtained within the method described above.
What he stated is fascinating as a result of it sheds mild, on the very least, on what the road of prosecution might be within the upcoming KTB case within the Specialised Prison Court docket.
Along with the funding middleman “Fina-S” JSC, many extra firms have been registered on the handle of the economist at 17 “Debar” Avenue, which, nevertheless, by no means had any actual exercise, however have been created solely “to do some work” on the proprietor.
He admits that his actual boss was Tsvetan Vassilev:
“Vasilev is my superior, not by job description or as an employer, however because the de facto proprietor of the corporate the place I labored. I obtained duties from him day by day, and accordingly, on the finish of every working day, I reported them.” Lazov stated in his first open courtroom listening to.
He confirmed that he had already defined how and why he knew Koltuklieva earlier than the pre-trial proceedings “on the event of the clarification of the so-called “KTB” mannequin.”
The directions have been verbal – within the morning, when the assignments have been handed out.
„A Mrs. Sonya Koltuklieva will name you and are available, you present her with such and such an quantity and you’ll pay again month-to-month for a very long time.“
Within the case of Koltuklieva – so far as he remembered – BGN 10,000 per thirty days.
To the choose’s query – is there a contract, in what method and for what are these funds made, he answered:
“When assigning the duty of securing funds in money to be paid to Mrs. Koltuklieva, it was defined to me by Vassilev that she would take care of with some PR and with a few of her expertise for the good thing about the group. However that was none of my enterprise. My job was to safe the cost.
At first I used to be advised {that a} contract can be signed… I feel some draft appeared which was not authorised and so I used to be ordered handy over the cash to her in money. For which – since there was no official contract, a receipt was signed.
On the receipt, I used to be recorded as the one that offered the quantity, explicitly recording that I used to be solely the one that nominally offered the quantity by association with Vassilev… We wrote down the precise quantity, we wrote down the identify of the recipient, the date, and this served as proof within the each day accounting of every thing , which enters the corporate and which has left.
The cash was of final origin – the financial institution. I.e. KTB.
To the precise case (for which the prosecutor’s workplace, very atypically, didn’t even ship a message by the press middle, b.a.) there are 3 such receipts connected, it turned clear as we speak. The quantity was not talked about in courtroom, however in keeping with Lazov, Koltuklieva had a behavior of not coming each month, however as soon as each 2-3 months. Based on the prosecutor’s workplace, it’s about 3 receipts for BGN 30,000 every.
And but, how was the reporting performed, requested choose Kostadinka Kostadinova.
“With a corresponding file, which primarily involved Vassilev, as a way to classify the bills incurred.”
All different firms registered on the handle (and at one time the businesses round Vasilev have been over 200!, b.a.), didn’t have any exercise, besides “for use for financing by the financial institution, to purchase some asset, i.e. all issues that have been topic to fulfilling some activity of the financial institution and its proprietor”, Lazov additionally stated.
“When Vassilev was unable to hold out any enterprise – since he couldn’t perform financial exercise on behalf of the financial institution, he created some sort of firm.”
His lawyer complained that he was not being questioned about Mr. Vassilev in the mean time.
“To be able to make clear this matter, it’s essential to say clearly and categorically that giving the sums to Mrs. Koltuklieva is actually a component of an exercise that has nothing to do with the exercise of the businesses registered there – Lazov continued with the reasons, who emphasised a number of instances that he’s well-intentioned and needs to make clear every thing. – These quantities are of final origin KTB. They went to the money register, positioned at “Debar” 17. The one that performed the position of cashier, who was additionally the primary cashier of Vassilev and remained so till the top, is known as Yulia Ilieva (she can also be not among the many accused, no. .).
The cash that’s on this money register at “Debar” 17, can’t be looked for and located neither within the money registers of “Fina-S” nor within the money registers of the opposite firms.
The accounts of those firms which can be registered there, the studies given about their money availability by their accounting, don’t have anything to do with the cash within the money register within the room known as the money register, on “Debar” Avenue, for which Yulia Ilieva is accountable and for which We gave data to Mr. Vassilev day by day. These are two various things.”
Based on Lazov, this cash can nonetheless be traced even as we speak, however “in a parallel accounting, which has nothing to do with the formal accounting paperwork of the businesses, however with sufficiently exactly led actions that keep in mind the each day dynamics”.
“To be clear sufficient, it was necessary to me and my employer that he know the place the cash was. It is a – we are able to say – parallel actuality, which, if you need, we are able to make clear it… I’ve no qualms. However it’s fairly lengthy.
How did the studies to the principle payer Vassilev look anyway?
“A report was drawn up each day, having the type of an accounting steadiness sheet. In it within the left half, the property of, so to talk, the non-banking a part of Mr. Vassilev have been indicated: these are the cash transferred to accounts, the quantities which were given, towards which there are some excellent commitments, i.e. are recorded as receivables, bought property and investments.
In the fitting half are the liabilities: there are loans to banks, to firms or people with an obligation to return.
On this report, details about the treasury was additionally current each day, ie. for money accessible firstly of the day and on the finish of the day. I specify once more – to not firms X or Y, however to the funds which can be accessible. Together with the visitors that day.”
The “factor” was within the type of an Excel spreadsheet, however the data was enough for the one who wanted it. The report back to “Mr. Vassilev” (because the witness known as all of it alongside) shaped on the finish of every working day.
Nonetheless, the parallel universe system was clearly ticking like a Swiss watch, judging by Lazov’s testimony:
“Not a penny from Mr. Vasilev’s patrimony went out with out authorization or was not mirrored on the identical day.”
In the long run – the place are all these “excel tables” now?
“I feel that part of the paperwork have been offered to the authorities of the pre-trial proceedings within the KTB case, and the final reference dated June 20, 2014. I submitted it to the identical authorities myself. As a result of I took it to Mr. Vassilev in Vienna when it was our final assembly Lazov admitted.
Additional I have no idea, however this data exists.”
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