For me, it is a matter of national security to have fair elections. This is the main prerequisite for protecting national sovereignty. This was stated by the candidate for deputy from the PP-DB Vladislav Velichkov in “Face to Face“ on bTV, quoted by novini.bg.
The Ministry of Interior has a role in holding fair elections. Only in this way can the real vote of the Bulgarians be reflected. When we have fair elections, we will also have a legitimately elected parliament. We are working in the right direction, stated the candidate-deputy from “Progressive Bulgaria“ and former Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev.
According to Velichkov, the Ministry of Interior is doing its job. “Pre-trial proceedings are being initiated. Operational information from previous elections is probably being worked on“, he believes.
“Good practices are being applied. The fact is that only one political force is complaining about the actions of the police. This is indicative. We must not lose concentration“, added Demerdzhiev.
I hope that the mayors in Bulgaria will understand that there is a law that the authorities comply with and will start to comply, added the former Interior Minister, referring to what happened in Kardzhali.
We must act very quickly and efficiently. It is necessary to consider whether people who have been convicted can be members of the SIC, Velichkov emphasized.
Demerdzhiev called for careful monitoring of how these proceedings will continue and whether the prosecutor's office will not terminate them.
He emphasized that this would not have happened if the prosecutor's office was headed by a person who had not usurped the office of the Prosecutor General. According to him, this could happen with general efforts.
The law is clear and categorical. The Prosecutor's College of the Supreme Judicial Council has no right to interpret the law. They are obliged to apply it. Mr. Sarafov must leave his post immediately after the new National Assembly is formed, Vladislav Velichkov is categorical.
For the acting prosecutor general not to apply the law is scandalous, Demerdzhiev said. This is the model of a conquered state, he added.
The fact that the Supreme Judicial Council does not comply with the law is a coup against the parliamentary republic, said the PP-DB representative.
If there is not a full majority to implement judicial reform, we should not give up, Ivan Demerdzhiev also said. He assured that support will be sought in the National Assembly in order for it to be implemented.