Krasimir Tsipov

Bulgarian Parliament Approved Election of Investigative Prosecutor for Probing Prosecutor General

The Parliament approved at first reading the appointment of a new figure of an investigative prosecutor who will investigate the Prosecutor General, with an appendix to the Criminal Procedure Code (NPC) submitted by Krasimir Tsipov of GERB. 100 MPs voted in favor, 46 were against (mainly of the Bulgarian Socialist Party) and 10 abstained, BTA reported.

Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee Visits Bulgaria to Assess the Situation of Foreign Nationals Detained Under Aliens Legislation

A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit to Bulgaria from 10 to 17 December 2018.

Bulgarian Parliament Postpones IDs with Electronic Identification to January 2020

The Parliament postponed the issuance of identity papers with electronic identification to January 1, 2020, Focus News Agency reports. The introduction of new-generation identity papers with electronic identification was previously planned for January 1, 2019.

Bulgaria Has Granted Refugee Status to 12 800 People Since Start of Year

Between the beginning of the year and the end of August, Bulgaria has granted refugee status to 12 800 people.

This was announced by Bulgarian Deputy Interior Minister Krasimir Tsipov in an interview for private bTV station on Saturday.

Since the beginning of the year 17 000 illegal immigrants have been detained, the majority of whom have requested refugee status.

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