Search for escaped prisoner continues

The search for the prisoner Boris Ivanov who escaped in the city of Lovech continues on 22^nd of June. Intensified inspections are carried out on the entry and exit routes to the coastal city of Varna.

The police checks caused some traffic difficulties at entry to the city from Hemus motorway. A large column of waiting cars has formed there. The police press office in Varna refused to give information on the subject.

Boris Ivanov has been serving a 13-year sentence for molestation and theft since 2011. At the beginning of the month, he was moved to an open prison. Recently, he worked as a cleaner at a dairy workshop on the outskirts of Lovech along with four other prisoners. In the morning on 21^st of June, however, the man escaped.

According to unofficial information, he had an accomplice who provided a car for the escape with which the two had gone in the direction of Varna.

A helicopter and teams of the gendarmerie took part in the search for the escaped prisoner. Throughout the night, areas around Lovech were searched. There is no enhanced police presence today.

Police are calling on citizens who notice or have information about the escaped prisoner to call 112 or contact police stations across the country.

At the request of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Deputy Justice Minister Nikolai Prodanov briefed MPs on the case.

Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov said that the search had not been successful so far. According to him, changes to the law on serving punishments should be made within a month and introduce order to the regime that allows work in the open.

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