Stoyan Kushlev, chairman of Bulgaria's state Commission for Establishing of Property Acquired from Criminal Activity, has been dismissed, it emerged on Wednesday.

The post is not compatible with Kushlev's involvement in the governing bodies of a number of NGOs, the government said.

Kushlev will be succeeded by Todor Kolarov, a lawyer, former analyst at the World Bank and legal adviser at the American Embassy in Sofia.

The news for the reshuffle comes two months after authorities found out that Stoyan Kushlev does not officially hold the title Professor, a diploma, which he claims to have obtained.

It was revealed recently the Head of the "Kushlev" Commission had in the last several years a skyrocketing for Bulgarian standards salary of BGN 9 000 a month.

In mid-July, 2010, Stoyan Kushlev was appointed for another 5-year term as Head of the Commission.

The order for his second and last term was signed by Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov.

Kushlev became Head of the so-called Kushlev Commission, (named after him), during the cabinet of former Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, in 2005 when the Commission was founded. Prior to that Kushlev was a Member of the Parliament from the Tsar's party National Movement for Stability and Prosperity (NMSP) and head of the Hunters' and Fishermen's Union.

The commission has five members, the chairman included.

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