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Prosecutor's office starts interrogations over signal for threats against an MP

Assen Vassilev
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The co-chairman of "We Continue the Change" (PP) Assen Vassilev went to the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office for questioning. Before that, the prosecution announced that a pre-trial proceeding had been initiated over exerting pressure by threats against MP Radostin Vasilev, who published recordings of a meeting of the leadership of PP.

The questioning of Assen Vassilev was related to this proceeding, the politician announced. After a 40-minute conversation with the prosecutors, he stated that he had nothing to say on the topic and that he had not threatened Radostin Vassilev in any way.




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