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Before SPIEGEL, the president of the Supreme Court of Cassation presents himself as a revolutionary who, this time, will change Bulgaria.They areAm”
However, why did he never want to discuss Themis’s issues at the SJC? There he remains silent or leaves the meetings.
Finally, the president of the Supreme Court of Cassation has publicly acknowledged that he should distance himself from politics in Bulgaria, but he does not. And it doesn’t because the state is not normal. In addition, it warns Europe not to be silent and not close its eyes because this time we will change Bulgaria ourselves.
Lozan Panov indirectly criticizes Brussels and Berlin for obviously not criticizing Boyko Borissov’s government enough. That is why the magistrate is in front of the German magazine SPIEGEL, where he leaves his several months of silence with a description of his native land as follows: in our country there is an oligarchic fusion of the legislative, executive and judicial powers ”. And see Delyan Peevski in this country as “Informal but de facto co-prime minister.”
When asked if the justice system in our country is “usurped” and corrupt, the president of the Supreme Court of Cassation sees a structural problem: the Supreme Judicial Council. I know It consists of politically appointed and controlled individuals. According to the largest part of the Bulgarian judiciary is under political influence and corrupt. “All the judicial reforms carried out in recent years are just a simulation of reforms, summarizes the head of the Supreme Court of Cassation.
However, how does Lozan Panov react when his colleagues at the Supreme Judicial Council insist on a discussion about one or another of his statements? The usual behavior of the president of the Supreme Court of Cassation is to leave the session …
In late 2018, when Panov spoke publicly about dependencies in the judiciary, the majority of the SJC proposed a discussion. Panov refuses to answer the questions …
This is probably why Veronika Imova of the judging panel directly reproaches Panov for “making populist statements” and called on him to become a politician. The representative of the SJC, Boyan Magdalinchev, commented that “Panov’s political speech is inadmissible for a magistrate, even more so for a president of the SCC.”
One of Panov’s first political appearances was in December 2015, months after he headed the Supreme Court of Cassation. Then, on the 135th anniversary of the creation of the Supreme Court of Cassation, he said: Let us say: Let us not fear and let us not let silence make us cowards. Then Panov and several judges donned robes in front of the Palace of Justice.
With his emotional and groundbreaking interview with SPIEGEL, Panov broke his silence of almost four months. In May, 11 members of the former CSJ, who had elected him president of the CSC, publicly regretted and recognized Panov’s election as a “serious mistake.” That is why they demanded his resignation. The specific occasion was the scandalous music video filmed in the Palace of Justice. Before that, there was the scandal with the apartments bought by Panov’s family. Even before that, his refusal to present statements to the National Audit Office about his financial situation and the fine he received for breach of the law.
She provoked the astonishing ire of his wife, who announced on this occasion that there is no justice in Bulgaria and decisions are being made against her and her husband, which are “perversions of the law” …
Panov’s appearance in the media raises the question of who he is: a politician or a magistrate. The most honest thing is to choose one of the two roles.
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