Bulgarian Judges Association called on Supreme Judicial Council to suspend Prosecutor General, his deputy and the deputy head of investigation service

The Bulgarian Judges Association expresses its categorical disapproval of the actions of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and the current leadership of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Bulgaria in yet another and the biggest crisis so far, caused by the behavior of the Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, his deputy and head of the National Investigation Service Borislav Sarafov, as well as the deputy head of the National Investigation Service - Yassen Todorov. These actions not only do not contribute to strengthening the reputation of the judiciary, but on the contrary - they themselves become demonstrative proof of the severely compromised independence of the judiciary, which discredits its ability to resist political, partisan and personal influences. This is what the Union of Judges said in a position paper.

We have repeatedly, unequivocally and reasonedly stated, including before the election of Ivan Geshev as Prosecutor General, that he is absolutely unsuitable for this post due to his complete lack of the professional and moral qualities required by law. Therefore, we are not surprised by his numerous actions which are unacceptable in terms of ethical norms and professional standards. It is with great regret that we report that the discrediting of Ivan Geshev has gone far beyond his personality and the figure of the Prosecutor General and has deeply affected the credibility not only of the Prosecutor's Office as an institution called upon to fight crime impartially and competently, but also of the entire judicial system, insofar as the Prosecutor's Office is still part of it...", the position further reads.

The Bulgarian Judges Association calls on the Supreme Judicial Council to immediately suspend Ivan Geshev, Borislav Sarafov and Yassen Todorov from their positions in order to ensure an objective, comprehensive and complete investigation of the facts and circumstances of the initiated proceedings for early dismissal.

Deputy chief prosecutor Sarafov filed a signal against chief prosecutor Geshev