Kiril Petkov has been brought to court for exceeding his rights as Prime Minister, BNT reported.
The indictment also alleges that, exceeding his rights as Prime Minister, Kiril Petkov ordered the director and deputy director of the General Directorate of the National Police to order their subordinates to arrest Borisov, Goranov and Arnaudova.
The case is yet to be assigned to a court panel and an order hearing will be scheduled.
Petkov received his indictment on January 10, after which he had a deadline to familiarize himself with the investigation materials. He is accused of official misconduct in connection with the arrests of GERB leader Boyko Borisov, former Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov, and GERB PR woman Sevdelina Arnaudova on March 17, 2022. At that time, Kiril Petkov was Prime Minister and Boyko Rashkov was Minister of Interior.
According to the prosecutor's office, Petkov committed a crime in his office by drastically exceeding his powers and ordering the arrests, which were carried out by police officers instead of investigators.