A protest in defense of the detained mayor of Varna, Blagomir Kotsev, will be held today in front of the city municipality and is under the banner “Peevski and SGP, hands off Varna!”, NOVA reported.
On Friday, the Sofia City Court permanently remanded Kotsev and three others in custody. They are accused of participating in a criminal group for bribery, official misconduct and money laundering together with an as-yet-unknown MP. So far, no request has been made to lift the immunity of a member of parliament and, accordingly, no one has been brought forward as a defendant in these pre-trial proceedings.
According to the court, at this stage there is evidence against the four and if they are released, there is a risk that they will commit a crime.