I plead not guilty to any charge, Vasil Bozhkov told the court. I only know a few of the defendants and I have not seen them, he pointed out.
Bozhkov said that former Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov introduced him to Maria Filipova. The meeting was in the minister's office.
It all started with "Eurofootball", where I am a partner with the Naydenovs. The business was going very well. Stefan Naydenov fell ill and his sons took over the business. The business began to decline, and I was told that money was being stolen and new licenses were being issued. I called them in for a conversation, but they denied these allegations.
Vasil Bozhkov has been brought to court as an instigator in complicity with officials who allowed fees not to be collected in full. As a result of the criminal activity, damage was caused to the state budget in the amount of 559,739,164.70 leva.