Parliament accepted the resignation of the head of anti-corruption commission

Bulgaria’s Parliament on July 31 voted to accept the resignation of Plamen Georgiev as head of the anti-corruption commission. 120 voted in favour, three voted against and three abstained.

Georgiev filed his resignation today and the lawmakers included it as an item in today's agenda. Although Plamen Georgiev came to the plenary hall, there was no debate over the resignation.

Plamen Georgiev took a long leave in April this year, after prosecutors and the National Revenue Agency (NRA) launched an investigation against him. The reason for this was a terrace to his apartment with an area of 186 square metres, which Georgiev did not declare in the declaration of assets, although it was in the notary deed for the property. This happened at the time of the so called "Apartmentgate" scandal about allegations for purchase of properties at below-market prices, which led to a number of resignations from public office of senior public figures.

"Everything I've done is legal. I didn't buy cheap. I did not buy from related parties. I have not changed tax assessments. The commission did not check me, "Georgiev was adamant today.

He assured that his withdrawal from office was a moral act and the decision was entirely personal.