Crime

Bulgaria's Nationalist Head's Wife Charged over Assault Case

Bulgarian nationalist leader Volen Siderov and his wife, who have repeatedly failed to turn up at the National Investigative Service to testify in an assault case, may be forced to do so.

Crime | March 22, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 938

Construction Worker Killed by Landslide in Bulgaria

A worker died Wednesday in the Black Sea town of Varna as he was digging up a sewer, local police reported. The accident happened around 11:30 a.

Crime | March 21, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1314

Ex Sofia Heating Head Remains behind Bars

Sofia City Court decided to keep behind bars the former head of the capital's heating utility Valentin Dimitrov. The judges fear that the defendant Valentin Dimitrov, who is charged with mass money laundering and embezzlement, may perpetrate another crim

Crime | March 21, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1101

Freight Train Kills Bulgarian Boy

A young Bulgarian died after he was hit by a freight train late on Tuesday night, Darik News informed. The accident, in which the 17-year-old boy was killed, occurred on the pedestrian railway crossing Natalia in the central Bulgarian town of Stara Zagor

Crime | March 21, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1241

Famous Bulgarian Showman Buried in Hometown

Bulgaria's famous and controversial TV and radio anchor Emil Trifonov, aka Kembala, who was killed in a car crash on Saturday, was buried in his hometown of Razgrad.

Crime | March 21, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1939

Thieves Attack Bulgarian Church to Steal Skeleton of Tzar's Killer

The two gates of the Mother Mary of Petrich Church in Bulgaria have been broken in an attempt for the church to be looted, Bulgarian National Radio reported.

Crime | March 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1725

Furious Father Beats Up Daughter's Classmate in Bulgaria

A Bulgarian citizen from the north town of Vratsa has beaten up a 13-year-old classmate of his daughter on Tuesday, Bulgarian National Radio informed. The accident happened in the Vassil Kanchov highschool, one of the oldest in the town.

Crime | March 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1552

Court Rejects Video Call Request in Mobster Murder Trial

Sofia City Court turned down the request to question in a video conference call a witness in the trial for the murder of one of the founders of Bulgaria's obsolete ex-grouping SIC. The court cited two arguments for its decision, saying the witness Mladen

Crime | March 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1568

Hundreds Bulgarians Bid Goodbye to Car-Smashed Showman

Hundreds of friends, family and fans of controversial TV and radio anchor Emil Trifonov, aka Kembala, gathered in Sofia on Tuesday to bid him last goodbye.

Crime | March 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1359

Sofia Court Security Head Faces Punishment for Mocking Journalists

The head of the court security guards in Sofia district will be brought to punishment for his humiliating attitude towards journalists, it emerged on Tuesday.

Crime | March 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1994

Thousands of Cases Cut Short in Bulgaria, Defendants Unknown

More than 700 thousand cases have been suspended in Bulgaria due to lack of clues about the perpetrator of the crime, the head of the national investigative service has revealed.

Crime | March 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1321

Court "Cleared the Guilty Ones" in Bulgaria's ex-PM Murder

The five defendants who were cleared of all charges regarding the murder of former Bulgarian PM Andrey Lukanov are guilty, a policeman who interrogated them claims. Two Ukrainians - Alexander Russov and Alexey Kichatov, Bulgarian construction entrepreneu

Crime | March 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1531

Sofia Court Mulls Video Conference for Mobster Murder Trial

Sofia City Court will decide Tuesday whether a witness in the trial for the murder of one of the founders of Bulgaria's obsolete ex-grouping SIC should be interrogated in a video conference call. Mladen Mihalev, dubbed Madzho, hasn't been in Bulgaria sin

Crime | March 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1449

Bulgaria Bids Goodbye to Car-Smashed Showman

Friends, family and fans of controversial TV and radio anchor Emil Trifonov, will gather in Sofia on Tuesday to bid him last goodbye.

Crime | March 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1184

Five Bulgarians Accused of Internet Fraud Remain Under Arrest

Five Bulgarians accused of defrauding more than USD 100,000 from US citizens via the Internet will stay under arrest, the Sofia City Court ruled on Monday, Darik News reported. The five were arrested on Friday for allegedly defrauding US customers by off

Crime | March 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1392

Bulgaria Mourns 3 Days Victims of Hellish Crash

The coastal municipality of Nessebar declared three days of mourning after a heavy car chain crash nearby killed seven in the small hours of Sunday. The councillors decided to allot BGN 5000 of aid to the families of each of the victims.

Crime | March 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1414

Aged Bulgarian Burns 1000 Decares Forest by Accident

More than 1000 decares of a deciduous forest burned to ashes on Sunday when an aged Bulgarian man decided to clear his land from the dry grass, Darik News reported.

Crime | March 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1314

Bulgarian Reporters Approach Prosecutors over Police Violence

Court reporters, who suffered light injuries while covering the release of the owner of Bulgaria's major torrent site, have lodged a complaint against the security guards.

Crime | March 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3705

VAT Draining Group Busted in Bulgaria

Bulgarian police busted Monday a crime group of five individuals dealing with tax frauds, Darik News reported.

Crime | March 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1254

Witness in Mobster Murder Trial Backs Sofia Mayor

A witness in the trial for the murder of one of the founders of Bulgaria's obsolete ex-grouping SIC said the Congressional Quarterly article about Sofia Mayor Boyko Borissov was fabricated. Rumen Nikolov, dubbed Pashata, said he did register some compani

Crime | March 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2598

Pimping Case against Bulgarian Celeb Postponed

Bulgaria's regional court in the town of Sliven put off the hearing on the case for pimping on the pop-folk singer of Roma origin Kondyo. The hearing was postponed because Kondyo's lawyer, Mladen Donev called ill.

Crime | March 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1071
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