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Emiliya Maslarova has slammed the goings-on as a scenario, concocted to discredit her, and has promised full cooperation so that the truth may win. Photo by BGNES
Emiliya Maslarova, Bulgaria's former Labor Minister and currently Socialist member of parliament, was charged with abuse of power and embezzlement on Tuesday, four months after she voluntarily gave up her immunity from prosecution.
Maslarova refused to comment on her way out of the National Investigation Office, where her former deputy Dimitar Dimitrov and close friend Ventsislav Draganov are expected to arrive later in the day.
The former minister has been released on bail of BGN 50,000.
According to senior prosecution Boris Velchev, a probe had shown that the Ministry of Labor and Social Services, under the leadership of Emiliya Maslarova, had slated BGN 18,8 M for the renovations of a social home in the southern city of Stara Zagora.
Only BGN 7,8 M have been used for construction and repairs, while the remaining BNG 11 M were embezzled through fake invoices.
The Prosecutor’s Office accuses Maslarova of using the money for the benefit of herself and Ventsislav Draganov.
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