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Former Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov, now head of KPCONPI (Commission to Combat Corruption and Confiscation of Illegally Acquired Assets), rejects allegations in an investigation by SPIEGEL magazine that he helped deliver the name of Turkish citizen Abdullah Büyük. in Bulgaria also written as Buyuk – ed. note) in 2016 by the Turkish authorities, despite the decision of the Bulgarian court, which did not allow his extradition. (The full text of the press release at the end of the text).
Abdullah Buyuk was smuggled across the border in violation of a slew of fundamental rules and rights, sparking a storm of media reactions, especially when other European countries refused to extradite Erdogan’s political opponents to Ankara.
In its investigation, the German newspaper reported, citing secret reports from the Turkish embassy in Sofia, that the ambassador of the Republic of Turkey had discussed the request of the Turkish authorities at a meeting in addition to “with Prime Minister Borissov and the head of the secret services“, also” with then-chief prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov. “And he notes that” chief prosecutor Tsatsarov will leave in August on his annual leaveBut first he will personally handle the case. “
Tsatsarov confirmed the meeting with the Turkish ambassador, but denied having promised to “borrow the case.” On the contrary, he expressed “the firm position that a new request from the Turkish side for the extradition of Abdullah Buyuk on the same grounds is inadmissible.”“
“Abdullah Buyuk was handed over to the Turkish authorities in execution of an order issued as a coercive administrative measure by the Ministry of the Interior on the basis of the Aliens Act in the Republic of Bulgaria,” Tsatsarov wrote, transferring the execution to the then Minister of the Interior. , Rumyana Bachvarova. the reason for Büyük’s surrender was “the lack of valid documents.” And before that, the Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Margarita Popova, rejected the request for asylum of the Turkish citizen in our country, Tsatsarov lists the reasons for the transfer of Buyuk.
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If SPIEGEL magazine really had them and cited them correctly? This is the question after the publication of the German media.
And a second question – If by “head of the secret services”, with whom, in addition to Prime Minister Borissov, the transfer of Buyuk was agreed, it is logical to understand SANS, it is mandatory to remember that the National Security Agency and its head are not subordinate to the Minister of the Interior, regardless of who it was, and the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers.
And a third question – Is it possible for a case of this nature to pass without “consultation” with the Attorney General of the “final decision”, even if it has been made by the political and secret authorities, so that they are aware of how much and how they can cover up their arbitrariness for Seems legit.
The full text of Tsatsarov’s letter is posted below:
ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION
AND BY THE TAKING OF ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED PROPERTY
PRESS RELEASE
On the occasion of an article in the SPIEGEL magazine entitled “How the Bulgarian Prime Minister Borissov became Erdogan’s servant”, as well as on the occasion of the publications in the Bulgarian media since today, September 14, 2020 / Daily: SPIEGEL: Tsatsarov and Borisov have violated the law to please Erdogan, Mediapool: “Tsatsarov and Borisov have violated the laws to please Erdogan”, Now: “To please Erdogan, Tsatsarov and Borisov have violated the law”, Club Z: “SPIEGEL: Borisov and Tsatsarov are helped Erdogan against the opposition, “etc./,
The KPCONPI press center published the position of President of
Sotir Tsatsarov Commission, former Attorney General:
In March 2016, the Sofia Municipal Court prevented the extradition of the Turkish citizen Abdullah Buyuk, at the request of the competent authorities of the Republic of Turkey. The decision of the Sofia City Court was confirmed by the Sofia Court of Appeal. In this procedure under the Extradition Law and the European Arrest Warrant, the request from the requesting state is sent to the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office, which must detain the person for a maximum of 72 hours and send the file to the public prosecutor of relevant district / in the case of Buyuk – Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office. This is followed by a request for arrest and examination of the case by the court, in two cases, with the participation of a prosecutor. This is the procedure for any extradition request, including that concerning Buyuk.
Later, after the attempted coup in the Republic of Turkey, at the request of the ambassador of this country in our country, my meeting with him was held in the Judicial Chamber. In the course of the conversation, I held the firm position that a new request from the Turkish side for the extradition of Abdullah Buyuk on the same grounds is inadmissible. The proposal for a visit to Sofia / the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office / the Turkish magistrates to discuss the Buyuk case was rejected.
Similar meetings with foreign diplomats accredited in our country have been held on the occasion of many other cases related to the legal powers of the prosecution in the field of international legal assistance.
In August 2016, Abdullah Buyuk was handed over to the Turkish authorities in accordance with an order issued as a coercive administrative measure by the Ministry of the Interior on the basis of the Aliens Law of the Republic of Bulgaria. On this occasion, Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova told the media that the reason for Buyuk’s extradition was “the lack of valid documents” and that “he entered Bulgaria at the beginning of February with invalid documents.” Previously, the Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria rejected the Turkish citizen’s asylum application in Bulgaria.
Neither I, as the chief prosecutor at that time, nor the prosecution participated in this procedure. The handover of Buyuk to the Turkish authorities was carried out in accordance with the Aliens Act of the Republic of Bulgaria and not through extradition.
The SPIEGEL article is preceded by a publication with identical content and documents in Club Z / “Bulgaria and the hunt for gulenists”, 15 – 16.07.2020, author Dimitar Ganev /. Without commenting on the purposes of these posts and the manner of their transmission in the mentioned Bulgarian media, I can clearly say that I have not committed any violation of the law. In this and other similar cases, which required official contacts with foreign diplomats in our country, I strictly adhered to the legal powers of the Attorney General and the Bulgarian national interests.
