Crime

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: 1571

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: 1362

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: 1999

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: 1323

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: 1535

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: 1458

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: 1187

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: 1395

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: 1416

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: 1317

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: 3714

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: 1257

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: 2604

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: 1073

Bulgaria's Scandalous Showman to be Buried on Tuesday

Bulgaria's TV anchor and showman Emil Trifonov, aka Kembala, who died Saturday morning in a chain car crash on one of the busiest Sofia boulevards, will be buried on Tuesday.

Crime | March 18, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2217

Britain's "Worst Mum" Lives in Bulgaria

Dole cheat and heroin pusher Paula Roberts has been exposed by a British tabloid as the country's worst mother. Interestingly the woman was discovered to have moved to Bulgaria.

Crime | March 18, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 6371

7 Charred to Death in Road Disaster in Bulgaria

Seven people died in a heavy car chain crash near the Black Sea town of Nessebar after the smashing hit triggered an explosion.

Crime | March 18, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2423

Mild Tremor Hits Quake-Prone Bulgarian Area

An earthquake measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale was felt on the territory of Strazhitsa municipality minutes after midnight on Sunday.

Crime | March 18, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1382

Road Disaster Bodies' Charred Beyond Recognition

Experts will struggle to identify bodies badly burned when three cars piled up in the small hours of Sunday. The chain crash triggered an explosion of a gas installation, charring the victims' bodies and the cars beyond recognition.

Crime | March 18, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1527

Pregnant Woman Rescues 2 in Hellish Pileup in Bulgaria

A young woman, well into her ninth month of pregnancy, managed to save two people's lives in the latest heavy car chain crash in Bulgaria.

Crime | March 18, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1592

Family with Child, 4, among Victims in Latest Chain Crash in Bulgaria

A young family and their four-year child are among the victims in the heavy car chain crash near the Black Sea town of Nessebar, it emerged hours after the tragedy struck.

Crime | March 18, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1508
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