Sofia's appellate prosecutor Radoslav Dimov has resigned

Sofia's appellate prosecutor Radoslav Dimov has resigned for personal reasons.

He has asked to be dismissed both from the administrative post and as a prosecutor. The Prosecutors' College of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) will consider Dimov's application at the meeting scheduled for 22 May.

Radoslav Dimov's name was involved in the Martin Bozhanov nicknamed ‘The Notary’ affair (who was not actually a notary). Dimov asked to be heard in the Prosecutors' College of the SJC on the issue, as well as by the Ad Hoc Parliamentary Committee.

Then, at the beginning of the two hearings, Dimov said, "I want to clear my name because I have a few days to live."

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Martin Bozhanov was shot dead in a gated complex in Sofia’s suburb of Gorna Banya on the evening of January 31. According to media reports, he was involved in fixing people's problems with the judiciary. Five days after the murder of Martin Bozhanov - The Notary, new revelations emerged about the methods of influence in the judiciary. According to the Minister of Interior, Bozhanov actually acted as a mediator and solved and created problems for citizens with the judiciary.

MRF and GERB submitted a draft decision to the Parliament for the establishment of an ad hoc committee of inquiry into the facts and circumstances surrounding the activity of murdered Martin Bozhanov

Parliament approved to set up an ad hoc committee of inquiry into the facts and circumstances surrounding the activity of murdered Martin Bozhanov