Is there a connection between Tencho Tenev, the former head of the traffic police –Sofia, with the investigated Stefan and Marin Dimitrovi... Were there gatherings at the home of Minister Boyko Rashkov… Was Stefan Dimitrov close to Kalin Stoyanov… Tencho Tenev spoke to FACTS.
- Mr. Tenev, you and I usually talk about road safety, but in recent days you entered into an absentee dialogue with Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov. Why…
- I have no explanation. First, information appeared in various yellow media that I had irregular meetings with the former interior minister. I don't hide that I visited the former minister of the interior…
- You are talking about Boyko Rashkov…
- Yes. We have worked together for many years, we became and are good acquaintances and friends. It happened that I went to Boyko Rashkov once or twice a month, and I was often with colleagues with whom we worked together in a team on various topics. I would like to point out that all these friendly meetings, which are currently being selectively speculated upon, took place at a time when Mr. Rashkov was no longer the Minister of the Interior…
- And now what is happening next to the DANS action in customs, because interesting connections with the Dimitrovi family - father and son are coming out …
- As far as I am aware, the father - Marin Dimitrov, a few days after Mr. Rashkov became Minister of the Interior, requested a meeting on his reception day to inform him about something that happened some time ago. After that, he went several more times to officially submit other signals and information, which the minister undertook to verify. What happened and what it was about I cannot say.
- It became known that the current Minister of the Interior, Kalin Stoyanov, attended some of these meetings in the Ministry of the Interior, which became officially recognized…
- I cannot know who wants what and where he was present. They asked me if I knew the son - Stefan Dimitrov. Yes, I know him because he came to the traffic police when I was returned to the traffic police-Sofia for the second time in November 2019 to change his car license plate. As you know, they are from Haskovo, from my region, and many people from Haskovo have been looking for me. I told him to change his address registration, because he has already moved to live in Sofia, and then to re-register his car. This is it. This was, these are my contacts with Stefan Dimitrov. And here a question arises. Was Kalin Stoyanov not closer to them, because I got to know the son much later than Kalin Stoyanov knew him… Why don't you ask if Kalin Stoyanov did not visit Stefan Dimitrov at his home? I didn't go, I don't even know where he lives. I'm just asking if Minister Kalin Stoyanov went to Stefan Dimitrov's home? Did Kalin Stoyanov visit Boyko Rashkov, did he go to Stefan Dimitrov's house? Otherwise, I know many people from our region. I have also helped many people with children, doctors, and hospitals. It's human. Many people have approached me on various occasions.
- You are a person whose life has passed in the system of the Ministry of the Interior. How do you view what is happening between Chief Secretary Zhivko Kotsev and Minister of Internal Affairs Kalin Stoyanov?
- I can't know what is at the basis of this relationship of theirs, but, in general, it is unpleasant. I don't know what will come out of all this slop that has been poured on Chief Secretary Kotsev, and whether what we are commenting on is true. I think that the Secretary General is quite a serious person. He is a long-time member of the system, and I tend to believe that he knows what he is doing. I am not a judge and I will not be. I know him well enough because I have worked with him for many years. A conscientious and correct person. That's all I can say. That there are any pictures of him with someone… You know that these photos were not taken by a reporter, but by the people with whom he had contact, with whom he had coffee. The photos were simply released to the media quite tendentially and selectively.
- Are we to expect more photos, that there are other photos with people in very high positions…
- This manipulative approach is very humiliating and creates dependency in the current leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs … That's what I think. I don't know if I'm right or not, time will tell. It is important to have an objective investigation and not pass judgment through the media. We all know that we have laws that must be obeyed…So things will work out.
- We are in a pre-election situation already. Is this part of the campaign?
- Whether it is part of the campaign is difficult for me to say, but this whole case has a very bad influence in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and creates tension among the employees. I am aware that the post of Secretary General is very important, but this seems more like “settling accounts” through the media. Actually, I cannot comment on what the problem was and what is going on between Kotsev and Stoyanov, because I don't know.