Bulgaria President: Mafia Bosses Still Untouchable

In order to remove the mafia bosses, Mr. Borisov has to remove those policeman, customs agents, prosecutors, judges, diplomats and politicians that allowed these mafia bosses to operate during the past decade. And to start with Mr. Stanishev is a good example for the others. He can expose hundreds of these people :-). He had the chance to clean the house, he didn't probably because of the opposition in his own corrupt BSP. A total failure! As I said, this man should take 2 sabathical years in Oxford to study real statemanship, while Mr. Borisov cleans the dirt.

In fact, Mr Parvanov also knows those that ruin his country; Where is his help to the prosecutors? Impeachment!

Philippe,

although I agree that it would be a very good step to remove those involved in corruption, it should be mentioned that in a democratic system it is the courts and not the government that is in charge to deal with these things on a legal level.

I also doubt that Mr. Borisov has really the will to fight corruption in any case. I have the strong feeling that right now he is very successful in creating the image of himself as a corruption fighter, but so far he is fighting the corruption only as far as his political opponents are concerned.

People seem to forget that Mr. Borisov was in charge for several years to fight organized crime in Bulgaria and that it was also his duty to investigate the immense number of contract killings in the business community during that time. In not a single case he provided any evidence which could be used against the killers. Not a single case went to court! Some insiders say that this is not a surprise and is indicating that the killers were on the payroll of a certain ministry...During the same period, Mr. Borisov's, his wife's, and his friend's business developed extremely successful. I don't believe a moment that he will clean up the country.l

"“Why doesn't the government act as swiftly in combating the bosses of the organized crime, who have turned into one of the symbols of the Bulgarian transition?”, Parvanov said."

One more of his recent outrageous comments and actions. What did the previous government to combat organized crime? Answer: nothing! What did Mr. Parvanov to critisize the former government? Answer: nothing! This guy is a shame for his country.

Dr. Faust,

As head off the government, he has full control over the policeforces. Through his minister of justice, he has control over the ORGANISATION of the prosecutor departments and judges (not over the content of their work). Although, for this missing part, he has a good allie in Mr. Velchev. Hence the recent disclosures of corrupt judges and prosecutors, and the consequent resignations.

Through his parliamenary fraction, he can change laws. In fact, a prime minister has enough power to tackle corruption structures. And the day that somebody promisses him a bullet, he can also roll his muscless!

I agree that most probably he has a dirty past. No convictions during his years as head of the police! A 3 inch file on him in the US Congress...Maybe he understood that his actions would have been in vain without a clean prosecution and reliable judges?

For his personal things: IPON still exists, but on their webside this paramilitary image is gone since a couple of years... His partner (I don't think she is his wife?)put CIEBANK in the window, KBC bought it, she got a good price, in a couple of days we shall see what KBC' experience with her is. (they may sell their BG affiliates). For his other business interests: As any other member of the government, he has to submit a declaration on these interests to the parliament. I don't think there will be elements that risk a non-confidence vote on him...

What rubbish you fools speak..Bouncer Borisov lives in opulance via the funds the bulgarian mafia launder in his wife's bank....you didn't think that paltry 500 euro salary was enough for him did you?

"What rubbish you fools speak..."

Sorry dude, but it is you who is the fool here. None of us was discussing Mr. Borisov's salary, so don't make allegations about something that wasn't discussed here.

Don't use that shitty US slang "dude".....Your girly, almost unhealthy homosexual groupie love of Boyko and the assumption that Borisov is naturally antimafia is bullshite... He lives a millionaire lifestyle due to moneyluandering in his wife's bank...theyre as corrupt as a banana republic's el presidente...as are nearly all bulgarian PM's.....probaby Zhan Videnov was the least corrupt...he a piss por plovdiv teacher nowdays.....

Hm, I am afraid Dr. Faust has a good point here. In most democratic countries the Courts are independent and not under direct control by any minister, not even the Prime minister.
The Parliament has the legislative power, while the Government executes whatever the Majority in the Parliament decides. The Government can issue proposals for changes or new laws, but has to act within the framework set by the constitution and the Parliament. The majority in the Parliament decides the destiny of the Government,so a vote against the Governments actions normally leads to the resignation of the responsible minister. If the Government refuses to sacrifice the minister and stands behind him,then the next move is that the Government resign if the majority of MP's vote against it.
Judges in the High Court are nominated by the Court system, the Government appoints the candidates. Normally the Government has to follow the advices from the courts. The courts are independent as are the prosecutors and do not need approval or order from a minister or the Government to investigate any crime.
Bulgaria is a flawed democracy because the Interior Ministry can give order the police force to initiate ,or worse, abandon investigation. Borisov is Prime Minister and should not be able to order the police or any prosecutor in a democratic system. EU has pointed out several times that Bulgaria's Judicial system has to be reformed and changed due to the strong ties between politicians, prosecutors, police and mafia bosses.
Cut the ties and that might be the first step. But will they?

CIAwhore,

"Your girly, almost unhealthy homosexual groupie love of Boyko and the assumption that Borisov is naturally antimafia is bullshite"

I see you belong to the psycho faction in this forum. It is clear from my postings, including the one you commented but either didn't read and/or failed to understand what my opinion of Mr. Borisov is. It is obvious to someone who can read and has an average intelligence that I expressed very clearly that according to my point of view Mr. Borisov is not able/willing to fight the mafia. You call this 'groupie love of Boyko'- you are either a clown or insane. My guess is the latter. Why don't you go home, change your diapers and take a reading comprehension course, dude?

Fistula

Don't get your knickers in a twist, dude. Are you wearing pink, lacy panties? hehehe

Borisov is the middle man to legalize organize crime and sweep the floor of criminal Bulgaria of its dirty past. His gradual ascension to power from mayor to ministries to the top job had nothing to do with political abilities and governance but rather testifies the existence of the "dirty elite" of the country who gave HIM the VOTES including the media support!!
If anybody knows the role of Toto Riina in Democrazia Cristiana of Italy the past 50 years would not only understand the future of Bulgaria with Boyko but most importantly the role of Bulgaria in the Balcans and Europe in general.
Fight corruption...Ha!

“Borisov is the middle man to legalize organize crime and sweep the floor of criminal Bulgaria of its dirty past. His gradual ascension to power from mayor to ministries to the top job had nothing to do with political abilities and governance but rather testifies the existence of the "dirty elite" of the country who gave HIM the VOTES including the media support!!”

Kostis,
Like to point out to you that the chronology of the political career of Boyko Borisov you cite is wrong. He started his political career as a protégé of Simeon and served during his government as a Chief secretary of the Interior Ministry. He did a good job but he felt frustrated by the impotence of the judicial system. He even submitted his resignation in protest. Then he became a Mayor of Sofia-- when he created GERB--and then he ran on the GERB ticket in the last election and was made a PM of BG under GERB goverment.

The reason I am telling you all that is that the sloppiness you display in describing the path of his political ascend to power throws a doubt in regard to your opinion. It is one thing to say Boyko is a buffoon, another to intimate that Boyko Borissov is a tool in the hands of the Mafia, therefore he is a crook.

Your post would have been more useful if you named some of the “dirty elite”. Simeon was accused of being everything under the sun; BB is being maligned now in broad brushes. Only Stanishev was not told to “go home” and his past not put to scrutiny. Therefore, it seems that the commies are still too powerful and practicing their old dirty politics. The media has been in general deferential towards Stanishev and quite merciless towards Boyko Borissov in my opinion.

"as a Chief secretary of the Interior Ministry. He did a good job"

That depends on how one defines a good job. If this means that in more than 100 contract killings of businessmen there was not a single case in which someone was arrested, or evidence was provided under his responsibility, then he was of course extremely successful. For the rest of the world, he was a complete failure in this job. I am just wondering if the reason for this was complete incompetence or if he just did for which he was hired in the first place: to let the murderers get away.

Fistula

" If this means that in more than 100 contract killings of businessmen there was not a single case in which someone was arrested, or evidence was provided under his responsibility, then he was of course extremely successful. For the rest of the world, he was a complete failure in this job. I am just wondering if the reason for this was complete incompetence or if he just did for which he was hired in the first place: to let the murderers get away."

His job was to rid Bulgaria of gangsters. The ends justify the means. These so-called "businessmen" were mutri, one and all. He did a great job allowing the mutri to kill each other and do his job for him. He applied his expertise in martial arts to his job--take advantage of your opponent's momentum to defeat him.

That's exactly what I think the US should do in the Middle East. Allow the various factions of militant Islamists to exterminate each other.

DP
Thanks for correcting my unforgivable mistake. But I am showing you the forest and you look at my finger.
Could you please tell me what do you think Berlusconi was doing in Bulgaria? Do you think his current statemanship had anything to do with this visit?