A magistrate from the Specialised Prosecutor’s Office threatened with murder

A magistrate was threatened with murder - a prosecutor from the Specialised Prosecutor's Office received an anonymous envelope with a bullet and notes. The package was left in the magistrate's office. The Prosecutor’s Office did not name the threatened magistrate. According to unconfirmed information, however, he is Angel Kanev - a prosecutor in the Specialized Prosecutor's Office who worked on cases of high public interest.

The paper envelope was found in the magistrate's office, in a cabinet with stationery. The package was anonymous, addressed to him personally. A bullet and several paper notes representing typed cuttings of individual words were found in the envelope.

"What does it say on the cuttings? It literally says 'blood' and 'informed'. The envelope also contained text with the name of a hospital in Sofia that our colleague has visited many times in the recent months, as well as a note with the name of a foreign country," said Siyka Mileva, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor general.

The pre-trial proceedings opened in the case are for systematic surveillance and threat of murder. The state public prosecutor’s office said it would inform European institutions and embassies of countries about the threats.

"In this case, we are talking about a colleague who has been under protection for more than a year due to threats against him. How will the state ensure that this will not happen to our other colleagues tomorrow," Mileva said.

The security of threatened magistrates since last year is provided by a directorate of the Ministry of Justice. The ministry said that because of the imitated pre-trial proceedings, it could be a violation of the law to disclose details.

"The case is of such a nature that most of the facts concerning it constitute classified information. I urge you not to politicise this particular case and I very much hope that it will not be abused," said Emil Dechev, deputy justice minister.

The Specialised Prosecutor's Office, in a statement, expressed hope that the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Interior would take swift and adequate measures to organise the protection of the life, health and independence of Bulgarian magistrates.

The Ministry of Interior said it was fully prepared to assist in the investigation of the crime. And they clarified that they could not self-initiate and start independent work on the case because a pre-trial procedure had already been opened. This can happen if the prosecutor's office assigns operational action the Ministry of Interior explained.

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