The Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office will order an immediate review of the handling of the reports announced by Plamen Tonchev and will provide methodological assistance to the supervising prosecutors if necessary. Detailed information regarding all mentioned irregularities and pre-trial proceedings will be requested from the administrative heads of the relevant prosecutor's offices, the state prosecution announced.

Following a review of the collected data, the steps taken will be aimed at ensuring an objective, efficient, and swift investigation. Should sufficient evidence of crimes be found, measures will be taken to hold the individuals meeting the legal requirements criminally liable.

These measures follow a request by the Acting Prosecutor General, Vanya Stefanova, to the State Agency for National Security (SANS) to provide a full report regarding the allegations brought forward by the agency's chairman. These statements were made today during a briefing at the Council of Ministers dedicated to the measures taken by institutions against corruption.

According to the information provided by Plamen Tonchev, the reports awaiting a response from the prosecution cover a period of the last two years. The list of suspicious circumstances includes:

  • information regarding concluded contracts;
  • potential unregulated actions by management bodies in state-owned enterprises;
  • information regarding the export of medicines and the activities of an organized crime group involved in exporting medicines;
  • a public procurement for medical equipment;
  • a delay in a public procurement for vaccines;
  • a contract for the disposal of dead animals;
  • misappropriation of state funds, European funds, etc.