Sofia City Court returns the Prosecutor’s Office indictment against prominent Bulgarian politician
Sofia. Judicial proceedings against Bulgarian politician Hristo Biserov is terminated and returned to the Prosecutor’s Office to remove breaches in the factual part, the press office of Sofia City Court announced.
The order is subject to appeal and protest before the Sofia Court of Appeal in 7 days of service of copies.
FOCUS News Agency recalls:
Mr Biserov resigned as MRF Deputy Chairperson and also declared his desire to leave the National Assembly thus resigning as its Deputy Chairperson at the beginning of November 2013. In a press release it was announced that his motives to resign were entirely personal.
Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office initiated a pre-court proceeding over tax frauds and money laundering against Hristo Biserov and his stepson Ivaylo Glavinkov and over document forgery against Hristo Biserov.
Bulgarian Prosecutor General, Sotir Tsatsarov, received a written report from the chairperson of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) about possible violations against the state financial and tax system. The information was about Hristo Biserov and Ivaylo Glavinkov. It was connected with money transfers in US dollars and euro from an account in bank in a European country to an account to another bank in a European country. The holders of the accounts were Hristo Biserov and Ivaylo Glavinkov. There were also deposits, money drawing, and bank transfers from these accounts to companies registered in offshore financial centres (the Seychelles).
At the order of the Prosecutor General, the information was immediately referred to Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office.
A pre-court proceeding on tax evasion and money laundering was initiated against Hristo Biserov and Ivatlo Glavinkov, as well as a pre-court proceeding over documents forgery (filing of declaration with incorrect information) against Hristo Biserov.
The investigation department with Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation on the case, as well as overall tax inspections on the two physical persons and the commercial entities connected with them.
On November 15 Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has pressed charges against former MP with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) party and former Deputy Chairperson of the National Assembly Hristo Biserov and his stepson Ivaylo Glavinkov.
Hristo Biserov has been charged with filing a fraudulent declaration to the Bulgarian National Audit Office concerning the property acquired, income received, securities given and expenses incurred in 2012, in which he did not declare his accounts held at a Swiss bank.
He has also been charged with conducting real estate transactions from December 13, 2012 to February 21, 2013 concerning property, which he knew or suspected, was illegally acquired. The transactions were at the amount of USD 314,529 and EUR 117,192.
Ivaylo Glavinkov has been charged with receiving from December 13, 2012 to February 21, 2013 the amount of USD 314,529 and EUR 117,192 into his bank account, which he knew or suspected, was illegally acquired.
The judge set bail at BGN 25,000 for each of the two men.
Back in November 2013 the information about the initiated pre-court proceeding incited vigorous commentaries and exchange of accusations of information leak between the CEDB and the MRF.
