State Official Captured while Receiving Bribe

Politics | August 20, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgarian state official in the town of Silistra was captured Wednesday while receiving a bribe, the Bulgarian National Radio said. The 33-year-old man works at the Labour Inspection Agency in Silistra, the radio claims. Corruption has been pointed as one of Bulgaria's major problems, resisting the fighting efforts of a series of Bulgarian Cabinets. US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Pardew also pointed corruption as one of the country's major problems during his recent visit to the town of Smolyan.
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