site.btaMilitary Appellate Prosecution Office Has Not Established Violations at Military Medical Academy

Sofia, November 13 (BTA) - The Military Appellate Prosecution Office has not established violations at the Military Medical Academy, reads a ruling sent to the media on Monday. It was prompted by a recent scandal with former health minister Nikolai Petrov.

Petrov resigned amid a scandal over the controversial award of public procurement contracts during his tenure as head of the Military Medical Academy (MMA) in Sofia.

The repeated check was based on an audit report of the Defence Ministry which discusses the lawfulness and the effectiveness of the activities related to the management and control of budgetary and other funds for a period of three years. Neither the Sofia Military Prosecution Office, nor the upper instance have found enough data to confirm an offence committed by MMA officials.

The ex-officio control has established, however, that the initial check was incomplete and the supervising prosecutor did not exercise adequate control over the work of the military investigator. This is why a repeated check was required.

The Military Appellate Prosecution Office suggests a disciplinary sanction for the supervising prosecutor, Adalbert Krustev, for the deficiency of the initial inspection.

Although no data about offence have been found, the case is referred to the Public Financial Inspection Agency due to established violations of the Implementing Regulations of the Public Procurement Act.