A pair of alleged mafia bosses from the town of Dupnitsa in the Southwestern parts of the country have been acquitted of charges for leading an organized crime group.

Plamen Galev and Angel Hristov, known as the Galevi brothers, have been charged with extortion, racketeering and leading an organized crime group, which also included Anguel Hristov, Apostol Cholakov and Vladimir Anguelov.

The two alleged mafia bosses are believed to hold the citizens of Dupnitsa on a leash, as their jobs and prosperity depend on the two burly former policemen with shady background and businesses.

The Galevi trial, launched in September last year, came in the wake of a large-scale and ostentatious raid by what appeared to be the state army, which rummaged offices, auto-houses and apartments in he capital Sofia, Pernik and Dupnitsa.

Plamen Galev and Angel Hristov have been investigated over a long period of time for various crimes in the southwest town of Dupnitsa, (in the western Kyustendil Region), most notably racketeering and organized crime.

In mid-June last year, the Galevi brothers walked out of jail after both were allowed to run for parliamentary seats and thus receiving immunity from prosecution.

They failed to win seats in the 41st General Assembly, but were still free on bail.

The participation of Plamen Galev and Angel Hristov in the summer elections highlighted the weakness of the country's judicial system.

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