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Ministry of Interior action against vote buying in Pleven district: Three detained, ballots and lists seized

4,115 euros in cash also found

Apr 13, 2026 10:40 54

Ministry of Interior action against vote buying in Pleven district: Three detained, ballots and lists seized  - 1

113 sample ballots for Sunday's elections and 17 notebooks with names and amounts against them were found during a police operation in Pleven district. This was announced on his Facebook profile by i.d. the Secretary General of the Ministry of Interior Georgi Kandev, quoted by BNT.

He points out that within the framework of several operations in the territory of the Pleven district, employees of the Ministry of Interior have seized a significant amount of evidence related to the buying of votes for the upcoming elections.
During the actions carried out, the following were found and seized:

17 notebooks and 1 notebook containing lists of names and amounts entered against them
113 sample ballots for the upcoming elections
4,115 euros in cash

"Three people have been detained. Pre-trial proceedings have been initiated.", writes the Secretary General of the Ministry of Interior Georgi Kandev.