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Vesselin Mareshki was sentenced to 4 years in prison for extortion in the second instance.
The vice president of the National Assembly and leader of “Will” Veselin Mareshki was sentenced to 4 years in prison for extortion of a businessman because he had a leading role in the criminal activity, his identity has contradictory data and there is no evidence. On which the pizzeria was built is his property.
This is indicated in the reasons for the verdict of the Varna Court of Appeal. In September, the magistrates sentenced Veselin Mareshki to four years in prison under a general regime and a fine of BGN 8,000. to force him to pay you 10,000 BGN per month. The threats were accompanied by destruction and damage to property. The sentence can be appealed before the Supreme Court of Cassation, and the vice president of the National Assembly has already announced that it will do so.
It is clear from the grounds of the appeal court that Koleva requested and received assistance from Mareshki, because he owed BGN 65,000 to his company and he was interested in the woman who received the restaurant rent. Before that, she tried unsuccessfully to intimidate her ex-husband by seeking help from the criminal contingent in Varna.
Mareshki agreed to participate, assuring her that he would be by her side with the money and his name, according to the court panel. Initially, the two defendants tried to persuade Milanov to pay his money through third parties, but eventually a meeting with Mareshki was reached, at which point the businessman was also the subject of special intelligence.
The collected evidence supports a definitive and unequivocal conclusion that the two blackmailed the manager of the company that rented the restaurant, the magistrates motivate.
The coercion did not end only with the realization of the threat, and the accused proceeded to carry it out, the act was accompanied by destruction and damage to property owned by the company, represented by Asen Milanov. After the verbal threat did not achieve the desired effect, the two defendants decided to increase the threat by moving to its physical realization: dismantling the awning, disconnecting the electricity, knocking down the awning and glazing, and destroying the floor tiles.
According to the court, the restaurant’s blackout could be characterized by creating obstacles to its operation, which is a fulfillment of the threat that if rents are not paid, Mareshki will do everything possible to prevent the pizzeria from operating.
The active participation of the two defendants in the planning, organization and execution of the demolition was established. During the demolition, Koleva was on site and gave instructions, informed Mareshki and passed his orders to the workers. Although he was not present at the demolition of the winter garden, Veselin Mareshki was informed at all times, and in about an hour had 15 telephone conversations related to the demolition, according to data from special intelligence media.
According to the court, the defense thesis that Mareshki’s behavior was lawful because an illegal building was demolished is not true. First, there was no enforceable administrative act. Second, there is no legal order for the removal or demolition of illegal construction and thirdly, none of the defendants was authorized by the owner, nor was he authorized by the competent authorities to carry out the forced demolition.
The claim that Mareshki is the owner of the land on which the winter garden was built lacks proof, the court emphasized in its reasons. The deputy has never been a natural person or with any of the companies in which he had participation. The terrace was located on municipal land on property adjacent to the property of a company in which Mareshki had an equity interest.
More about the verdict and the case against Mareshki – read here
How the vice president of the National Assembly reacted to the sentence, read here.
