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The current situation and the events of recent weeks in Bulgaria were discussed in Brussels by the Monitoring Group on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights, which is part of the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament.
The debate was organized by the European Parliament at the suggestion of Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev.
Ivan Stoimenov Geshev was born on December 19, 1970. Graduated from the University of Law in discuss current challenges before the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria in the context of increased political and media pressure.
MEPs listened to Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva
Ekaterina Zaharieva is Deputy Prime Minister of Judicial Reform and Minister of, Deputy Minister of Justice Desislava Akhlanova, Deputy Attorney General Krassimira Filipova, representatives of non-governmental organizations and the media. The monitoring of the Bulgarian group will continue, its president Sophie Int Veld told BNT. She clarified that many questions have not been answered and therefore written inquiries will be sent to the Bulgarian institutions, specifically the government and the Attorney General with a request to receive more information.
Sophie Int Veld said that she hopes MEPs will soon take up the issue of what is happening in Bulgaria again.
Deputy Justice Minister Desislava Akhladova said she thought the meeting went well, but was unable to comment on the merits because it was closed. With the same argument she answered our question for more information on the discussion and Marin Lessenski from the Open Society Institute.
In a press release, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria announced that the highlights during the meeting were “the efforts and achievements in cases of great public and media interest in Bulgaria, the structure of the prosecution and the powers of the Attorney General” . He noted that prosecutors can make decisions that cannot be controlled by the chief prosecutor.
During the discussion, Deputy Attorney General Krassimira Filipova noted that prosecutors can make decisions that cannot be controlled by the attorney general.
“According to the Constitution, the prosecution is unified, but not centralized. The only subordination that is due to the prosecutors is obedience to the law. They do not have a hierarchical relationship either with the attorney general or with their administrative heads. They are free to take decisions according to their conviction, regardless of the person to whom they refer, and these decisions cannot be controlled by the Attorney General, “Deputy Attorney General Krassimira Filipova said during the discussion.
The European Parliament did not provide details because the hearing was closed. The group examines cases of threats to democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, as well as the fight against corruption in member states.
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