The Court of Appeal in Veliko Tarnovo left in custody two of those detained for participation in an organized criminal group for arson, racketeering and drug distribution, which operated in Sofia and Lovech, BNT reported.
These are police officer Yulian Barzashki and the alleged leader of the gang Emil Mushev. The head of the capital's 5th District Police Department, Plamen Maximov, remains under house arrest.
After a 7-hour hearing yesterday, the appeal judges released Rosen Krastev - Styklarya under house arrest. With a “subpoena” measure 26-year-old Kaloyan Natov was released.
For more than 12 hours, the Court of Appeals has been reviewing the measures taken against the five detainees, following an appeal of the decisions of the District Court in Lovech. The appeal judges changed three of the first-instance decisions and confirmed two of them.