site.btaUPDATED Ex-Oligarch Bojkov Claims to Be Protected Witness in Case Against GERB Leader Borissov, Prosecutors Say Bojkov Only a Defendant

Former gambling mogul and oligarch Vassil Bojkov said Saturday that he is a protected witness in a case against GERB leader Boyko Borissov, former Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov and PR officer Sevdalina Arnaudova. He gave an online press conference from his home where he is under house arrest since September 5 after he was remanded in custody upon return from the United Arab Emirates on August 25, to face charges in an organized crime group case related to his gambling business.