Former Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Zhivko Kotsev entered for questioning in the building of the Anti-Corruption Commission, "Focus" reported. He was summoned in the investigation of smuggling in the "Customs" Agency.
Zhivko Kotsev arrived together with his lawyers Iliyan Vassilev and Daniela Dokovska. The former Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs preferred to enter the building through a rear entrance.
According to the prosecutor's office, the former Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs voluntarily requested to be a protected witness.
Zhivko Kotsev resigned as the chief secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs a day after the action of the Dans and KPK in the "Customs" Agency. 24 hours later, on the last day of the "Denkov" Kotsev withdrew his resignation and announced that he submitted it under pressure.
After the inauguration of the caretaker government, Kotsev was released by the president last week at the request of the cabinet.
Meanwhile, yesterday the director of DANS, Plamen Tonchev, revealed to the parliamentary committee on corruption in the "Customs" Agency that Marin and Stefan Dimitrovi, who were brought in as smugglers, maintained relations with the former chief secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Zhivko Kotsev, from his time as head of ODMVR Sofia. The Dimitrovs influence the allocation of leadership positions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the purposes of their criminal activity.