Borislav Sarafov resigns as head of National Investigation Service

Borislav Sarafov has resigned as director of the National Investigation Service, thereby also stepping down from his position as Deputy Prosecutor General, which he holds by law. He explicitly stated that he wishes to be reinstated as an ordinary investigator at the National Investigation Service, BTA reports.

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Minister pf Justice Nikolay Naydenov had previously urged Sarafov to step down on his own, after the Supreme Judicial Council refused to open disciplinary proceedings against him.

Borislav Sarafov resigned as acting Prosecutor General on April 22. This came three days after “Progressive Bulgaria” won the parliamentary elections in the country with an absolute majority. The Prosecutors’ College of the Supreme Judicial Council subsequently appointed Vanya Stefanova as acting Prosecutor General for a six-month term.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov