Bulgarian Politics: Trial of Kiril Petkov Set to Begin on June 10 with Witness Testimonies
The trial against former Prime Minister and "We Continue the Change" co-leader Kiril Petkov will officially begin on June 10, with the hearing of witnesses
The Sofia City Court announced Friday that the trial of Krasimir and Nikolay Marinov, aka The Marguin Brothers, will continue on March 16
The Marguin Brothers together with Veselin Toshev, Stefan Rangelov, Ivo Karageorgiev, and Biser Iliev are charged with plotting the murders of controversial radio host Bobi Tsankov, Nikola Damyanov, and Ivan Todorov, aka The Doctor (a large-scale mafia boss specialized at international cigarettes contraband), and of General Lyuben Gotsev (who survived the attempt on his life).
Nikolay Marinov aka the Little Marguin, who is still missing, will be tried in his absence. There is a State-wide and European arrest warrant for the Little Marguin after he failed to appear at the last court session.
Two Bulgarian sailors, Kamen Petkov, 36, and Nikola Penchev, 34, have been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Ireland for their involvement in a cocaine trafficking scheme
Three men from Radomir have been arrested and charged with hooliganism after a violent altercation
Sofia police have detained 24 groups of so-called "locals" over the past four months, according to a briefing by Chief Commissioner Lyubomir Nikolov and Commissioner Ivo Zahariev
Chavdar Boyadzhiev has been sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole by the Sofia City Court for the brutal killings of 18-year-old Yana Velinova and 27-year-old Ivo Kolev in the Bulgarian village of Lozen
The brutal killing of 18-year-old Magdalena from Haskovo has sent shockwaves through the countr
An 18-year-old girl who had been reported missing in Haskovo has been found dead, prompting a murder investigation
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