Sofia Regional Prosecutor's Office initiates pre-trial proceedings for a death threat of a magistrate from the Specialized Prosecutor's Office

7 April 2022

The Sofia Regional Prosecutor's Office instituted pre-trial proceedings on a received signal for systematic tracing and death of a magistrate from the Specialized Prosecutor's Office.

On April 6, 2022, on Cherkovna Street in Sofia, in the office of the magistrate, in a cupboard containing working materials, the presence of a paper envelope addressed personally to the prosecutor was established, without a specified sender. In the envelope were found - 1 pc. cartridge, caliber 9x19 mm, and several paper notes representing clippings of individual words, including "blood" and "informed", as well as the name of a foreign country and the name of a hospital in the capital.

Pre-trial proceedings have been instituted on the case for crimes under Art. 144, paragraph 3, supra paragraph 1 of the Penal Code and 144a, paragraph 1 of the Penal Code. The investigation was immediately assigned to an investigator from the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office.