Bulgarian Court Releases Mastermind of 'Impudent' Kidnap Gang

Crime | July 15, 2010, Thursday // 12:59
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Court Releases Mastermind of 'Impudent' Kidnap Gang Valentin Yanev, considered the mastermind of the "Impudent" kindap gang has been released by the Sofia Court of Appeal on abailof BGN 10 000. Photo by BGNES

The Sofia Court of Appeal has decided to release on a bail of BGN 10 00 Valentin Yanev, who is believed to be the mastermind of the “Impudentgang of high-profile kidnappers.

The ruling of the Court of Appeal is final and Yanev will be release as soon as he pays the bail.

Valentin Yanev, aka Valyo Boretsa (i.e. “The Wrestler”), had been wanted since the police cracked down on the gang responsible for 13 abductions for ransom in December 2009.

The main evidence against Yanev is a trace of his DNA found on the body of Rumen Guninski Jr., the son of businessman Rumen Guninski who was kidnapped in the fall of 2009 and was released 40 days later for EUR 620 000 in ransom.

The Wrestler is also suspected of having a connection with the so called Octopus organized crime group busted in February 2010, whose leader is believed to be former secret agent Aleksei Petrov. The police think Yanev might be the second connection between the Octopus group and the Impudent gang in addition to Anton Petrov, aka “The Hamster”.

In addition to the kidnappings, Valentin Yanev is thought to be responsible for several murder, including of the abduction and murder of another criminal, Kiril Bozhilov, “The Gypsy”.

The 37-year-old Yanev is considered the mastermind of the Impudent gang; a total of 30 men and women were arrested in December 2009 as part of the gang. Subsequently, only 5 top criminals were left behind bars.

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Tags: Valentin Yanev, Court of Appeal, impudent, kidnappers, gang, Octopus, Rumen Guninski, Rumen Guninski Jr

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