Orlin Todorov

The verdict of Bulgaria's former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who is being tried for embezzlement, will be announced on May 26, Monday.

The prosecuting authority pressed charges against Tsvetanov for large-scale embezzling to the tune of BGN 50 000 from the budget of the Interior Ministry.

The verdict of Bulgaria's former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who is being tried for embezzlement, could be announced on May 26, the day after European elections.

The prosecuting authority has requested a penalty of 5 years of imprisonment for former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov in an embezzlement trial.

The fast-track trial against Tsvetanov, currently Deputy Chair of center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), was launched on March 26.

Sofia City Court has adjourned the hearing in the trial against former Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov due to missing pretrial proceedings information, Thursday.

Bulgarian Interior Ministers preceding Tsvetan Tsvetanov (2005-2009) have often hindered permits to use special surveillance devices, a former surveillance chief said Tuesday.

The Sofia City Court will hold a first hearing on Tuesday in the trial against former Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov.

Sofia's City Court adjourned the trial against Bulgarian Former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov until May.

The decision was announced after the only witness to be heard over the case failed to appear in court, the website Dariknews.bg has reported.

Tsvetan Ivanov could not attend due to hypertension.

The Sofia City Court has launched the second trial against former Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov.

Tsvetanov has been charged with large-scale embezzling to the tune of BGN 50 000 from the budget of the Interior Ministry.