The prosecutor’s office, the anti-corruption commission and the police are conducting searches of property belonging to Rumen Gaitanski, a.k.a. the Wolf in Sofia. In Kardzhali, searches are underway of companies connected with the former mayor Hasan Azis. Investigators are also searching premises connected with the former director of the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) Stoyan Mavrodiev, the BNR reports.The investigation is of a EUR 74.3 million loan granted by the BDB, the prosecutor’s office told the Bulgarian news agency BTA. On 9 August, the anti-corruption commission announced there was reasonable suspicion of violations in the granting of the loan by the BDB which has caused significant damage to the state. The credit was granted to the company Roadway Construction which is connected with Rumen Gaitanski. Part of the credit was used to finance the acquisition of Varna thermal power plant by the honorary chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Ahmed Dogan.
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There will be thick cloud cover overnight and rain showers in places, especially in central areas. Morning fog will develop in the valleys and lowlands...
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev described his meeting with the President of the Republic of North Macedonia Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, which took..
At a meeting today, the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation will discuss a draft decree of the Council of Ministers setting the country's poverty..
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