Second motion to dismiss Ivan Geshev from the post of Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General tabled in Supreme Judicial Council

On 22 May 2023, a second proposal was submitted to the Supreme Judicial Council by members of the Prosecutors’ College of the Supreme Judicial Council to establish grounds for early dismissal of Ivan Geshev from the post of Prosecutor General.

They point to actions that undermine the prestige of the judiciary - Art. 129, par. 3, point 5, last sentence of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria.

It is specified that he demonstrated conduct that is contrary to the standards introduced in the Code of Ethics of Bulgarian Magistrates, which is an institutional obligation for them, both in the performance of their professional duties and in their private life.

It is proposed that the Plenum of the SJC propose to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria the early dismissal of Ivan Geshev from the position of Prosecutor General.

The second proposal is signed by the members of the Prosecutors’ College of the Council Yordan Stoev, Kalina Chapkanova, Gergana Mutafova and Georgi Kuzmanov. They are part of the signatories of the first proposal, on the admissibility of which the Supreme Judicial Council is to rule on Thursday. Yesterday, it became clear that the Prosecutor's office had received signals against Chapkanova and Kuzmanov and a preliminary investigation had been initiated into their validity.

Prosecutors’ College of the SJC requested the early release of Geshev from the post of Prosecutor General

Prosecutor General Geshev has given explanations in the Prosecutor's Office on the signal submitted by Deputy Prosecutor General Sarafov