Will Putin be Arrested in Mongolia?
The Kremlin has downplayed concerns about the possibility of Mongolia arresting President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the country on September 3
Controversial Bulgarian businessman and ex-secret agent Alexey Petrov has been admitted to the hospital of Sofia Central Prison, after having fainted while detained.
Petrov, who has been tried in the complicated high-profile 'Octopus' case for organized crime, was arrested Thursday in the court hall after two witnesses said he pressured them to change their testimonials.
According to information by TV7, Petrov has fainted in jail and doctors have hospitalized him and administered a number of tests to determine whether he is ill or is just simulating.
Petrov was first arrested in February 2010 and was not released on own recognizance until October, having spent what he claims to have been 8 months of abuse in the prison, during which his health allegedly deteriorated.
Petrov, a former employee of the State Agency for National Security, DANS, murky businessman and alleged crime boss, together with five other people, is facing charges of racketeering and extortion.
A 20-year-old woman from the village of Kalitinovo, Stara Zagora Province, has been detained by police following a stabbing incident at a restaurant in Sunny Beach.
Tension gripped the Bulgarian city of Varna on Tuesday evening following the death of 36-year-old Yavor Georgiev
A total of 130 people are being removed from three illegal adult care facilities in Varna following an operation carried out Monday night - the third such action in recent weeks
Customs authorities at Bulgaria’s Kapitan Andreevo border crossing have intercepted two significant attempts to smuggle undeclared currency, with a total value approaching 2.8 million leva
Another case of an illegal care home has come to light in Bulgaria
A sixth person has been detained for 24 hours in connection with the case of the illegal nursing homes in the Bulgarian village of Yagoda, near Stara Zagora
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