The director of the agency "Customs" Petya Bankova and Stefan Dimitrov remain in custody, the court decided today, BNT reports.
During the meeting, it became clear that Petya Bankova and Stefan Dimitrov were filmed together by a security camera of a five-star hotel near Pravets, and that they met with the chief secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Zhivko Kotsev. /p>
Bankova and Stefan Dimitrov appeared in court today on charges of participation in an organized criminal group. Dimitrov's son - Marin, who is also a defendant, had to come to the court. Immediately before the hearing, however, Marin Dimitrov was taken to "Pirogov", the judge announced.
Petya Bankova has been accused of exceeding her official powers, and under the influence of Stefan Dimitrov, she removed Angel Peykov from the position of head of the Lesovo customs post. and she demoted him and appointed him as the head of customs "Lesovo". Miroslav Sarandev. This happened at the end of March this year
The court notes that in her interrogation as an accused, Bankova denied knowing Dimitrovi's father and son, but both evidence from the SRS and witness statements established that she knew them. br /> For this reason, the court does not trust Bankova's testimony. In addition, there are photos of Bankova's meetings with Stefan Dimitrov and the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Zhivko Kotsev.
According to judge Tony Getov, Bankova's meeting with Kotsev is not a problem, but the presence of Stefan Dimitrov is a concern. Moreover, there are also photos showing that at the end of March, in a car near Sofia Airport, Stefan Dimitrov gave an expensive watch to Zhivko Kotsev and he put the watch on his hand.
For these reasons, I accept that a reasonable assumption can be made that Petya Bankova, Stefan Dimitrov, Marin Dimitrov and Nikola Nikolov - Pascal were part of an organized criminal group for smuggling, money laundering and bribery.