Two of Dinko’s men were released on BGN 20,000 bail
The Burgas Court of Appeal released two of Dinko Valev’s close associates on BGN 10,000 bail, accused of participating in an organized criminal racketeering group. They were arrested earlier this week following an investigation into extorting owners of crashed vehicles. The group, according to data from the Ministry of the Interior, operated in the period October 2021 – April 2024.
“The appellate court has accepted that there is evidence of illegal behavior on the part of the accused, but the evidence available during the pre-trial proceedings is not sufficient to justify detention in custody. There is also no evidence of actual behavior aimed at hiding or committing another crime. According to the appellate instance, the purpose of the detention measures can be sufficiently achieved with a lighter detention measure for each of them,” the press service of the Court of Appeals states.
Since materials gathered with special intelligence tools were attached to the case, the court session was held behind closed doors.
Meanwhile, well-informed sources reported that a prosecutor has already charged Dinko Valev as the leader of the criminal structure. This happened in one of the Burgas hospitals, where the migrant hunter has been receiving treatment for nearly a week.
