"I underestimated the size of the scandal, the political effect and the measurement. It didn't subside in 4 days. This contract is a whole strategy. 34% of Bulgaria is in "Natura", the state controls Rila, Pirin and Central Stara Planina. The goal is everything else, if it can be put under the control of the non-governmental sector. They are creating structures," said the former Minister of Environment and Water Emil Dimitrov – Revizoro on the show "Denyat ON AIR".
He commented on the tragedy at the "Petrohan" hut and Okolchitsa peak with six victims from the NGO.
"The NSO has no obligation to protect you in the ministry. There is a person at the entrance who checks, there is a secretary in front of the office. If you think that someone came armed to threaten the minister then... They simply have weapons and came in armed, they did not threaten anyone," Dimitrov also told Bulgaria ON AIR.
I am not defending Sandov, I am not attacking Sandov, Revizoro emphasized.
In his words, when you are in the mountains, you cannot not be armed. The security of our national parks is also armed, the former minister pointed out.
The work of Ivaylo Kalushev's NGO was not to guard territories that are state-owned, not theirs, noted Ganiela Angelova's guest.
"The goal is to take more territories, to be a national movement and to apply for European projects. Well, things haven't happened to them. The money is not small and it's for decades. The PP is now roaring and wondering how to distinguish themselves from them," commented Revizoro.
"When the inspections against this association began, another NGO intervened and said: "Enough, you are institutionally racketeering". The answers will come out on how they protected them. They may have been misled. The mayor (Vasil Terziev - ed. note) went and liked it, gave money not to the association, but to some person", he also said. And he added that his candidacy for president went down the drain after this incident.
Emil Dimitrov pointed out that now politically this will be used against others, "which is not right".
There are no financial benefits from the whole thing - either for Belev or for Sandov, concluded Revizoro.