Judge Daniela Taleva from the Sofia City Court is the first magistrate chosen to investigate the prosecutor general by drawing of lots among 22 judges in the presence of the media. The first case file concerns a report, from 7 June, against the..
In a statement to the media, the Association of Prosecutors in Bulgaria states doubts about the procedure for the early release of the country's prosecutor general Ivan Geshev. According to the prosecutors, the procedure did not give "a clear and..
The Bulgarian Association of Prosecutors has sent letters to institutions in the US and the EU in which they "strictly condemn the unlawful pressure exerted on the Bulgarian magistrates". A similar letter was sent a few days ago by the Chamber of..
The Bulgarian prosecutor's office will request the extradition of the Russian citizen who is supposed to be behind the cyber attack on the websites of 14 Bulgarian state institutions on Saturday , Desislava Petrova, spokesperson of the Sofia City..
Bulgaria is the EU member state with the highest number of prosecutors per capita and the highest ratio of government spending on prosecution to gross domestic product, Minister of Justice Nadezhda Yordanova said in connection with the decision..
The amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and the Judiciary Act submitted to the Parliament take away our functional immunity. This is stated in a statement of the prosecutors, investigators and employees of the Appellate Specialized Prosecutor's..
The Prosecutors' College of the Supreme Judicial Council has decided to send additional information to the European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi about Bulgarian candidates for European D elegated P rosecutors. Such..
The Association of Prosecutors has strongly objected to the call of the Union of Judges in Bulgaria that the Supreme Judicial Council should initiate proceedings for the removal of Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev from his post. According to the Union..
700 prosecutors and investigators will gather on Monday for a national meeting to discuss the topic " Upholding the independence of the Bulgarian prosecutor's office in order to prevent the risk of a serious violation of the rule of law under Art. 7 of..
Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev is convening a national conference in Sofia bringing together 700 prosecutors and examining magistrates. The conference is scheduled for 24 August, and the topic is “Upholding the independence of the Bulgarian..
