They acquitted the four accused of the racist murder in front of the club of “Euroroma” in Sandanski in 2012.
This became known from a decision of the Supreme Court of Cassation.
In 2016, the court in Blagoevgrad was the first to acquit Nikolay Yovev, Vasil Georgiev, Stoyan Stavrev and Alexander Angov for planting a home-made bomb on June 29, 2012, which then wounded 59-year-old Malin Iliev. who is of Roma origin, recalls bTV.
On the day of the explosion, Malin saw a small man's bag that caught his eye, took it and it exploded. Shortly after the accident, he died from his wounds.
According to the Supreme Court, in the course of the more than 12-year-long case, evidence and evidence was collected that established the connection between them – that they knew each other and communicated with varying degrees of intensity.
The fact that they had similar views regarding minority groups and specifically the Roma, and that the defendants Georgiev and Angov had information on their computers and were apparently looking for information related to the preparation of improvised explosive devices.
It was established that one of them received shipments and stored in his home incendiary cords that could have ignited an explosive device identical to the one used in carrying out the incriminated act with the victim Anastasi M.
The supreme judges emphasize that these circumstances definitely cannot be sufficient to accept that the indictment has been proven.
In the course of the proceedings, it was not established that any of the four defendants showed aggression towards Roma, was in conflict with Anastasi M. or took part in common events, or was a member of an organization , based on racist or xenophobic ideas.
In the course of the ongoing criminal proceedings, all possible and relevant evidence and means of proof were collected and discussed both independently and in their interrelationship.
The judicial panel fully shares the conclusions of the previous courts that there is no evidence in the case that would allow a judgment of conviction to be issued against any of the four defendants for any of the incriminated acts.
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