We were immediately notified of the problem by the Ministry of Interior. The Directorate for the Prevention of Cybercrime conducted an inspection, which established that it was not a cyberattack. From then on, we will cooperate with the other institutions. This was stated by Minister Daniel Mitov in an interview with BNT in connection with the information that emerged today that Ursula von der Leyen's plane had a problem with GSM navigation, which is believed to be caused by Russia, quoted by novini.bg.
The Interior Minister noted that since the beginning of the war in 2022, this type of flight jamming has been happening constantly. In this context, he explained that the European Civil Aviation Agency has a protocol on how to react in such cases so that the landing can be carried out safely.
After the host Ivo Nikodimov said that Moscow claims that they are not involved, Daniel Mitov replied that “it does not matter what Russia says“, since “we cannot expect reliable information about anything“ from it.
The Minister of Power announced that there is an idea to create a specialized operational group to combat hybrid threats, but explained that this will take time, because its powers need to be clearly clarified, for which we will seek assistance from our international partners.
On the topic of the appointment of Miroslav Rashkov as Secretary General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Daniel Mitov assured that the government will be responsible for its actions, since it proposed it.
The president has been going beyond the framework of the constitution for two terms and acting as an opposition spokesman. He should be a unifier of the nation, but instead he is using the platform of the presidential institution for party propaganda, the interior minister commented.
Regarding the upcoming vote of no confidence by the PP-DB, Mitov said that both parties are repeating “the same mantras” for the conquered state and for Borisov and Peevski.
“The government makes its own decisions and pursues its own goals“, Mitov pointed out.
When asked why he had ordered a re-inspection of the ATV incident in “Sunny Beach“, the Interior Minister replied that he had requested a new inspection because the relatives of the accused are employees of the Ministry of Interior and it is “appropriate in such a case to conduct a second, larger inspection“.