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Caretaker Minister of Justice requests dismissal of Chief Prosecutor

Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev
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The caretaker Minister of Justice Yanaki Stoilov has submitted to the Supreme Judicial Council a request for opening a procedure for early termination of the powers of Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev. This was reported by BNR reporter Silvia Velikova. 
The request is in connection with a report by the caretaker Minister of Interior on violations committed by the Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev - data on actions and inactions, damaging the prestige of the judiciary and violating the Code of Ethics of the magistrate. The request will be discussed at a meeting of the SJC plenum on July 22.
The spokeswoman of the chief prosecutor, Sijka Mileva described the justice minister's request as "a political act aimed only at political dividends and PR".


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