The district law court in Haskovo has ruled not to extradite former colonel Mustafa Goktash from the Turkish special services to Turkey. Goktash stands accused of “conspiracy to commit murder” and “being a member of an organization formed to commit a crime” in 2002.
According to the Bulgarian magistrates, the guarantees provided by Turkey do not ensure a fair trial under the European Convention on Human Rights. Having regard to the evidence provided and citing acts by European Parliament pertaining to problems with rule of law and judicial independence in Turkey, as well as under Bulgarian law, and the expiry of the limitation period vis-à-vis the charges brought against Mustafa Goktash, the court ruled against extradition. The ruling is subject to appeal.
At a Sofia City Council (SCC) briefing, municipal officials who recently left the We Continue the Change (PP) party declared they would not be complicit in covering up the truth. The mayors of the capital’s Lyulin and Mladost districts, Georgi..
The leader of Vazrazhdane party, Kostadin Kostadinov, said in parliament that the state budget was in the red and the expected profits from the Schengen membership were gone. According to Kostadinov, the additional revenues should..
Taking responsibility is a step towards restoring trust in the coalition. This is how PP-DB MP Ivaylo Mirchev commented on Kiril Petkov's resignation and defined it as a reasonable and responsible act, BGNES reported. At the..
Another protest against the adoption of the euro took place in Sofia and other cities in Bulgaria on June 28. The protest in the capital Sofia..
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