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Prosecutor Withdraws from Swedish Tourist Death Case in Bulgaria

Crime | July 17, 2007, Tuesday

The prosecutor in charge of the case of the Swedish tourist death in Bulgaria's coastal Nessebar has given up the job before shedding any light into the circumstances of the tragedy.

Zhanet Krassimirova refused the monitor the case, saying that some of the guards at the pub, where the violent scandal unfolded, are former policemen.

The newly appointed prosecutor Vessela Peeva declined to many any comments.

The Swede, a 24-year-old man of Iraqi origin, died in hospital on Monday after suffering a number of bruises on the body and the head, police announced.

The man and a friend of his, aged 26, have been beaten up by the bodyguards of the local disco club "Help", local reports said, citing police sources.

The accident occurred after a scandal broke up in the disco club and the bodyguards intervened in the ensued scuffle. The tourists were to be taken out of the disco club, but resisted arrest and threatened the bodyguards with a knife.

Initial reports said that three bodyguards have been arrested, but the information has not been confirmed yet.

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Author: Mat, 17 Jul 2007 14:44:34
Prosecutor Withdraws from Swedish Tourist Death Case in Bulgaria
Being Iraqi, they probably thought he was a gypsy and treated him accordingly
Author: CreepyS, 17 Jul 2007 15:28:57
Prosecutor Withdraws from Swedish Tourist Death Case in Bulgaria
These dumbos the bodyguards must know that nowadays a gypsy, an arab or a turk can be from everywhere - from Sweden, from the UK, from France, from Germany etc. Some day our bodyguards will cause a diplomatic row.

Also, when their boss told them they should neutralise the trouble makers it does not mean to beat the trouble makers until they dont move anymore.

"Zhanet Krassimirova refused the monitor the case, saying that some of the guards at the pub are former policemen."

So what? She knows they are criminals or they know she did something wrong like taking bribes for example?

Yeah okay - the prosecutor is guilty for something the policemen know, the bodyguards are guilty for killing the guy and the Swedish arabs are guilty for starting the brawl. It would be good if they extradite all this bunch to Sweden and try them there - we are not very good in this prosecution and trial stuff.
Author: resipsaloquitur, 17 Jul 2007 16:19:55
Prosecutor Withdraws from Swedish Tourist Death Case in Bulgaria
I clicked www.novinite.com as I wanted to know if the Supreme Judicial Council of the GREAT REVOLUTIONARY JIMAHIRIYA(Libiya)
decided the fate of the Bulgarian nurses.
Then i was curios to read about this case.

So...Creepy,

The law,which regulates how the Courts ought to function ,gives a right to the procecutors to decline working on a case if there are reasons for him/her to decline.

One of these reasons could be a lacking competence...
Probably the previous procecutor refused to investigate the case about the Sweedish tourists if she thought the case is much too complicated for her.
If she just came out of the aw school and never had simmilar cases,she might feel overwhelmed.

Beside this she did not choose to work on this case...certainly she was given the docket from the District Court .As I know that is the procedure in all Western countries and Bulgaria will not be an exeption.
Author: CreepyS, 17 Jul 2007 16:28:19
Prosecutor Withdraws from Swedish Tourist Death Case in Bulgaria
hi resip,

You know much better than me about all this legal stuff, but what bothers me is that the prosecutor allegedly said she declined because some of the guards at the pub are former policemen." - thats all her motivation.

What kind of excuse this can be? Its not about competence, she sounds like she is afraid of something the former policemen or their friends can do to her. Strange, isnt it?
Author: bozhidar, 18 Jul 2007 00:32:42
Prosecutor Withdraws from Swedish Tourist Death Case in Bulgaria
That was a good one Mat

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