Due to immunity: The defamation case of Geshev against Slavov was temporarily suspended

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With the doors closed

At today’s meeting, which was closed to journalists, the i.f. had to appear as a witness. chief prosecutor Borislav Sarafov, but he did not come, as he is on a long-planned business trip to Pernik. Judge Vladislava Tsarigradska was also called as a witness, but she also did not appear.

Zlatka Ivanova, Slavov’s lawyer, explained to the media that her client asked the court to continue the case, but the activity of the National Assembly does not provide for the possibility of removing parliamentary immunity in cases of a private nature, but only in those of a general nature .

According to her, such a possibility can be regulated by law. “Today it is demonstrated that even if the deputies want to consider the case, they cannot achieve this, at least the court practice is like that. Slavov is not worried about this case,” added the lawyer and explained that his words about Ivan Geshev are based on a statement of i.f. chief prosecutor Borislav Sarafov.

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Lawyer Ivanova also added that secret materials from the National Security Service (NSS) were received in the case, as well as a response from the First Regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sofia that they do not have information submitted by Ivan Geshev’s security that he is being followed .

Ivan Geshev commented to the media that “the court decided that it should stop the proceedings” because Atanas Slavov has immunity.

“There is information, confirmed, that I am being followed by persons related to Martin Bojanov – the Notary. It is marked “classified information”, so the case was closed to journalists. So much for how much I know the Notary and how connected I am to him,” Geshev said. According to him, the NSOs have confirmed the specific information, as well as a report from an MIA official at that time is attached.

Geshev added that he was followed during the period when he was deputy chief prosecutor.