site.btaVassil Bojkov Has Paid His Obligations to State, Distraint on His Property Lifted

Sofia City Court reduced the bail set by the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office for oligarch Vassil Bojkov from BGN 1,500,000 to BGN 500,000, the court's press centre said. The decision of the court is final.

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.

The Prosecution Office has appointed a security detail to protect former oligarch Vassil Bojkov and his family, Bojkov's lawyer, Georgi Gatev, said on Wednesday. He was speaking to the press after his client was questioned in a bribery case. “That