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US Attorney General congratulatеs head of Bulgarian anti-corruption commission

William Barr
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In a letter, US Attorney General William Barr congratulated head of the Bulgarian Anti-Corruption Commission, Sotir Tsatsarov, and wished him success after his election as chairman of the Commission on Seizure of Illegally Acquired Property.

Barr wrote that Bulgaria continued to make steps in strengthening law enforcement institutions, as well as in the fight against corruption and added he was confident that Tsatsarov’s dedication to service of the state and the rule of law would continue in his new position.

The close partnership between the US and Bulgaria would continue under the mandate of the new Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, Barr added.






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