The former minister of labor and social policy Emilia Maslarova condemned the prosecutor's office. The state prosecution must pay her compensation of BGN 70,000. This was reported by the legal portal Lex.bg
Maslarova filed a lawsuit against the prosecutor's office for BGN 100,000 in compensation for non-property damages from the case brought against her and over BGN 12,000 in costs related to it. The trial against her for the so-called "gold repair" of the Center for Complex Social Services in Stara Zagora for over BGN 11 million lasted 11 years and was finally terminated. She was accused of embezzling the funds.
The indictment was brought to the court in 2010, and at the end of 2015, the Sofia City Court (SGC) acquitted all the defendants, noting in its reasons that no expertise clearly shows how much money was spent, but the prosecution prepared an "unthinkable" legal construction. Two years later, the appeals court overturned the acquittals and returned the case to the prosecution.
The case was dismissed in 2019. The dismissal order was upheld by the SGS, but then remanded by the appeals court. Then the city court decided to return the case to the prosecutor's office. However, appeals by the defendants followed, and appellate judges put an end to the case in 2021 by upholding the termination order.
Three years later, Emilia Maslarova filed a lawsuit against the prosecutor's office under the Law on State and Municipal Liability for Damages. The court ruled in favor of the former social minister. The SGS ordered Maslarova to receive BGN 61,000 in compensation. The prosecutor's office must also pay her BGN 9,600 for property damage, as well as another BGN 2,990 for lost profits from the unused BGN 5,000 that she gave as a cash guarantee during the trial against her.
The decision of the Sofia City Court is not final and is subject to appeal.
Five years ago, Emilia Maslarova also condemned the state in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to pay her compensation of 8,000 euros for comments against her.