Romanian Ex-Presidential Candidate Arrested for Extremism
Former Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has been arrested on charges of spreading fascist ideology and participating in an organization with a fascist character
The President of the Bulgarian Sumo Federation, Petar Stoyanov aka the Chieftain, has been arrested late Tuesday night, Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, informs.
The Minister announced the police have enough evidence the Chieftain, who is also a former Sumo national team competitor, is connected with the murder of businessman Rumen Rachev last summer in the northern city of Shumen.
Tsvetan said the other suspect in the murder is Vasil Kostov aka Vasko Ketsa (The Sneaker).
After the arrest, Stoyanov had been taken to the hospital for a health test. During the first three-day detention, it was reported Stoyanov's health worsened and he had to be taken to the hospital. According to his lawyer, he was close to a heart attack and had dangerously high blood pressure.
Rumen Rachev was gunned down, execution style, on July 3, 2009, in broad daylight while entering his SUV.
With the Chieftain's arrest all five individuals, who were detained during the special police operation, codenamed "The Killers" for the recent murder of controversial Samokov businessman and football boss, Yuri Galev, are back behind bars.
On August 3, 2010, the Appellate Court released 4 of them, including the Chieftain and Ketsa, over lack of evidence, and left under arrest only Medoti Ivanov, on charges of illegal gun ownership.
On August 9, one of the 4 – Georgi Petkov aka Dachi was arrested on different charges.
Ketsa and the fourth person – Yanko Popov aka Tutso were also detained again and on August 24, 2010, charged with the murder of Rumen Rachev. The permanent detention of the two was confirmed by two instances - the Shumen District Court and the Varna Appellate Court.
Two Syrian nationals, aged 24 and 32, have been charged by the Haskovo District Prosecutor's Office for kidnapping and raping two Moroccan citizens in the Bulgarian village of Harmanli
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
Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update
Housing Prices Soar in Bulgaria’s Major Cities as Demand and Supply Strain Increase