Former Deputy Mayor of Varna, Dian Ivanov, has withdrawn his testimony against Mayor Blagomir Kotsev. The announcement was made by Ivanov himself via a post on his Facebook profile on July 16.
"Today I submitted a statement to the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office in which I declare that my testimony in case DP 220/24 is untrue, as it was given under pressure from officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission – Sofia. We shall see what happens to me next," he wrote.
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Blagomir Kotsev was detained on 8 July following an operation by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
He has been charged with participation in an organised criminal group with the intent to commit offences related to abuse of office, corruption, and money laundering. Three other individuals have also been arrested in connection with the case.
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