
Bulgaria's Defense Minister, Nikolay Mladenov. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency
Two preliminary investigations have been officially initiated by Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office.
The investigations were triggered by signals submitted by the new Defense Minister, Nikolay Mladenov.
The first one involves a contract to provide entertainment at the Defense Ministry's vacation facilities for the 2009-2011 period, estimated at over BGN half million without the Value Added Tax (VAT).
The second investigation is of a contract for the supply of a production line for metal constructions, signed in June and worth BGN 10 M without VAT.
The investigation is over premeditated large-scale dereliction.