Romania's Top Anti-Corruption Official Visiting Bulgaria Next Week
The head of Romania's Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) is set to visit Bulgaria next Thursday, local media report.
HOT: » Assessing the Legacy of Bulgaria's "Denkov" Cabinet: Achievements, Failures, and What Comes Next
Bulgaria's high-profile "Belneyski" double murder case is entering its final stage after the Supreme Court of Cassations (VKS) returned it to the Plovdiv District Court for retrial by a new judge panel.
Closing pleas will be heard by the judges Wednesday.
Prominent attorney, Marin Markovski, says he will ask for a not-guilty verdict for the only defendant, Lazar Kolev, on grounds of lack of beyond reasonable doubt.
On November 23, 2011 the Plovdiv Appellate Court upheld Kolev's life without parole sentence.
Kolev was also sentenced to pay BGN 400 000 to the parents of the victims, sisters Hristina and Rositsa Belneyski.
At a hearing at VKS in April 2012, however, the parents of the murdered girls demanded a retrial.
The parents explained the move with the fact that they wanted Kolev to name his accomplice, which he had failed to do.
Fani and Stoimen Belneyski, also sacked their lawyer, Ivo Naydenov.
Sisters Rositsa (18) and Kristina (15) Belneyski went missing in January 2006, after leaving a night club in the town of Pazardzhik.
The sisters were found dead at the beginning of February 2006 near the town of Peshtera.
It emerged Tuesday that a five-member expert panel has come up with the conclusion that the collected evidence does not affirmatively prove Kolev's involvement and if the killer had any accomplices.
VKS returned the trial to the Plovdiv Court in October 2012.
We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!
In a decisive move, the Bulgarian Parliament has approved a measure to bolster security at all centers for migrants and refugees under the jurisdiction of the State Agency for Refugees.
Ivana, a 17-year-old from Dupnitsa, has been missing for over a month now, vanishing on February 22 after leaving school without her phone
Reports from Italian authorities detail a horrifying ordeal where victims were subjected to physical violence and coercion, painting a grim picture of human trafficking and exploitation
170 kilograms of cocaine were found concealed within a shipment of bananas at the Burgas city's port
In a recent operation organized by The Directorate-General for Border Police, a significant development unfolded late on March 23 at the Gyueshevo border crossing
At the Old Bailey court, five out of the six Bulgarians accused of espionage in the United Kingdom pleaded not guilty to charges of participating in a spy network allegedly operating on behalf of Russia
UN Happiness Report: Bulgaria's Astonishing Leap in Rankings
Bulgaria: 3 Regions With Lowest Life Expectancy - EU Report 2022