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Petya Bankova: Asen Vassilev collected BGN 120,000 from contraband TIR with vapes

Boyko Rashkov's word was "law for Kiril Petkov and Asen Vassilev

Nov 2, 2024 16:42 106

ФАКТИ огласява журналистически разследвания от различни медии, защото подкрепя свободата на словото.

Bankova says that Stefan Dimitrov personally told her , that Boyko Rashkov and his father - Marin Dimitrov, agreed to compromise Boyko Borisov by testifying about buying votes in favor of PP GERB.

Asen Vassilev directed the entire smuggling through the "Customs" Agency. while he was Minister of Finance. Vassilev was the ultimate recipient of hundreds of thousands of levs in bribes from smuggling, claims the former head of the "Customs" Agency. in his interrogation before the investigating authorities.

„Specific sums of money I cannot specify at the moment, but I have written them down in my seized notes and if they are made available to me I will be able to quote them accurately. According to my information about the passage of a truck with “Vapes”, the bribe is BGN 120,000 per truck”, she says in one of her revelations.

"In general, Asen Vassilev wanted to change only all the management personnel, with persons named by him, so that he could control smuggling channels and, accordingly, all the income from them would go to him, because Asen Vassilev did not want employees to be changed at low level through which the smuggling channels operationally pass. At the same time, I had operational data on certain persons, AM employees, who are part of these smuggling channels, and therefore I decided to relocate these persons in order to stop these smuggling channels.

After I made these changes to my head, I began to be attacked by Zhana Tokova and Lachezar Stavrev, why I allowed myself to do such things, without the knowledge and permission of Asen Vassilev, and that I should restore these employees to the positions they held they worked.

In the same period, I received calls from specific individuals who threatened me with my career development and the physical survival of me and my family if I allowed myself to make changes to Captain Andreevo. I underestimated all these threats and warnings," says Bankova.

"Information had reached me that with the active participation of specific AM employees, including those I mentioned, there are established smuggling channels that aim at the illegal passage of contraband goods, and for this purpose, these employees collect bribes , which were subsequently divided and eventually reached Asen Vassilev.

Another example is when contraband goods pass through the GKGTP, whose head is Georgi Gospodinov, the money is given by Georgi Gospodinov to Iliyan Hadzhiyski - deputy director of Customs Plovdiv, who in turn hands it over to Eva Harizanova - director of Customs Plovdiv, it in turn to Pavel Tonev, after which the path of the money is the same as I described, until it reaches Asen Vasilev", says Bankova.

The arrested Stefan Dimitrov also appears in her explanations.

"I want to share that during one of the carriages in the detention center or during a convoy, while I was with Stefan Dimitrov, he made a comment that “Zivtaka“, he meant Zhivko Kotsev, prayed to him a lot and “ do you know how long this funnyman has been begging me and bawling like a little child for this watch”.

He also said, “everyone had no problem taking money, now they pretend to ... Stefan Dimitrov told me personally that he is close to Boyko Rashkov. Stefan Dimitrov demonstrated a very close relationship and repeatedly showed me photos to assure me of their closeness. He told me that Boyko Rashkov is the person who dictates to Kiril Petkov and Asen Vassilev where and what personnel changes should be made throughout the country, without going into details.

He claimed that Boyko Rashkov's word was “Law” about Kiril Petkov, as well as that Boyko Rashkov finances the activities of the PP “We continue the change”.”, Bankova also tells.
"Stefan Dimitrov shared that Boyko Rashkov and his father - Marin Dimitrov agreed to compromise Boyko Borisov, through witness statements for buying votes in favor of PP GERB, and, laughing, said that they would take power.

According to my information, Stefan Dimitrov gave 200,000 euros every month, intended for Boyko Rashkov and another person, the origin of the funds being from Dimitrov's usury activity with quick loans, Bankova reveals.