Press release of Specialized Prosecutor’s Office

4 July 2021

In the course of the investigation carried out on 03.07.2020 under the direction and supervision of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in connection with pre-trial proceedings against an organized criminal group for murder, extortion and other serious crimes, headed by the accused Vasil Bozhkov, at "Simeonovo" in the capital, a photo material and profiles were found, containing personal data of magistrates, members of their families, as well as a photo of a senior official in the Ministry of Interior.

The profiles of the magistrates involved in the investigations against Vasil Bozhkov contain both their personal data (home addresses, telephone numbers used, etc.) and detailed information about their family members, including minors. One of the profiles contains instructions for filming a magistrate, as well as for tracking a member of his family. Another profile states that the magistrate's address was established by "technical means".

Printed publications with identical content were found at the address in the Simeonovo district (for an inspection of companies with a gambling activity ordered by the Minister of Finance), in six information sites - Dnevnik, Frognews, Glasove. Topnovini, Press TV, Liberta.

An unsigned copy of a decree issued by a prosecutor at the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office in 2018 for refusing to initiate pre-trial proceedings was found and seized. The file was opened on a signal from the Ministry of Economy, containing data on crimes related to the misuse of European funds. In the course of the inspection, employees of the Ministry of Economy were interrogated, as well as Lilyana Deyanova, in her capacity as a manager of a company, Asya Yocheva, in her capacity as a representative of a company, Alexander Angelov, in his capacity as a manager and partner in a commercial company. An immediate investigation into the case was ordered in connection with the found copy.

During the search of another address in the capital, used by a security company, documents related to the subject of proving the case, computer configurations, as well as a large amount of money of unknown origin were seized.

A high-risk narcotic substance, divided into doses, was found in a house in the town of Sandanski.

After analyzing the evidence gathered, the supervising prosecutors consider that there are grounds for bringing to criminal responsibility two persons for participation in the organized criminal group led by Vasil Bozhkov. With the prosecutor's decision Sl.M. and V.B. were detained for up to 72 hours. On July 5, 2020, the Specialized Prosecutor's Office will submit to the Specialized Criminal Court a request for a measure of restraint "Detention in custody" for each of them.

In connection with the discovered photo material and profiles with personal information of magistrates and members of their families in the property of a person related to the accused Vasil Bozhkov, until the filing of an indictment against him and members of organized criminal groups in the relevant pre-trial proceedings, the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Bulgaria suspends all comments on allegations made by persons indicted.