I resigned from my post because I had to. The new Minister of Justice, Maria Pavlova, is a person with whom I have had the opportunity to work in various formats. We have opposing views on what should happen in the justice system. Even when I was in the government of Kiril Petkov, Nadezhda Yordanova's deputy minister, when developing the mechanism for investigating the chief prosecutor, she was against it, considering it an unconstitutional mechanism. She does not want serious changes in the prosecutor's office. This was already stated by the former Deputy Minister of Justice Emil Dechev on bTV.
„She carries a burden from her previous position. The Minister of Justice is the only one mentioned in the Constitution, it is a position with weight. He can request the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against judges, prosecutors, etc. attorney general etc. Is it possible to expect the deputy of the i.f. chief prosecutor Borislav Sarafov, who is undoubtedly his confidant, in certain actions to request disciplinary proceedings against him”, he asked.
For the case of Zhivko Kotsev, he explained: “The story is extremely unpleasant, but this is another story that we will surely forget in three months. Let me recall the "Nexo" case. Such cases are publicized when elections are approaching."
On the leaked photos with the chief secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Dechev commented: “The question is how these photos got out. Separately, what are the people doing in these photos, why do they know each other, how close are they, were they just giving each other gifts or something more? If a person in such a position knows that certain persons are smuggling, it is embarrassing for him to communicate with them. The question is whether he really knew.”