Angel Papalezov, director of the Cultural and Historical Valuables at the National Police service has officially been charged with involvement in an organized crime group for trafficking in cultural valuables.
“The head of the group is Vassil Bojkov, residing in Dubai,” said prosecutor Valentina Madzharova. He has been released on his own recognizance.
In Valentina Madzharova’s words, the interior ministry was not raided, as Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov said. Only the office of the person under investigation has been searched, she said.
“It is no precedent for the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office to bring criminal charges against a senior police office, it is not the first time,” Valentina Madzharova said.
The 14 th traditional meeting of the Harcoi is taking place today in Katselovo village, Dve Mogili municipality near the city of Russe. The event, taking place under the patronage of Dve Mogili mayor Marieta Petrova, starts at 9.30 AM with a water..
Two of the big puppets from Puppets Occupy Street from Craiova in Romania will be seen in Sofia for the first time as part of the International 6Fest Street Arts Festival. They will appear to a Bulgarian audience from 7.30 until 8.30 PM in..
On Saturday minimum temperatures will range between 16° C. and 23° C., for Sofia 16 ° C. During the day there will be sun with a light, in the Southeastern parts to moderate wind from the East-Northeast. Daytime highs will climb some more,..
A Bulgarian military contingent has departed for a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo , BNR’s Shumen correspondent reports. A total of 97 service members (90..
Regional Library "Peyo K. Yavorov" in Burgas is hosting the forum "Burgas - an intersection of industrial heritage, ecological..
The National Social Security Institute pays 16,000 out of the total of almost 2 million pensions to Bulgarians abroad. The biggest number of Bulgarian..
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