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Sofia Regional Prosecution Office Proposes Lifting MP Kiril Petkov's Immunity
Sofia Regional Prosecution Office Proposes Lifting MP Kiril Petkov's Immunity
Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria MP Kiril Petkov (BTA Photo)

The Sofia Regional Prosecution Office made a proposal to Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev to submit to the National Assembly a request for lifting the immunity of former prime minister and Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria MP Kiril Petkov, the Sofia Regional Prosecution Office said in a press release here on Tuesday.

The proposal was drawn up in connection with pre-trial proceedings regarding a declaration of citizenship containing false information, which was submitted under Article 110 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria. Article 110 states that eligible for election to the Council of Ministers shall be any Bulgarian citizen qualified to be elected to the National Assembly.

According to the Sofia Regional Prosecution Office’s official position based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, it can be concluded that the declaration submitted by Kiril Petkov concealed the truth – the existence of a dual citizenship, and confirmed the untruth that this person is eligible to be elected as a member of Parliament.

On December 16, 2021, Sofia Regional Prosecutor Nevena Zartova told journalists that the Sofia Regional Prosecution Office has rejected to initiate pre-trial proceedings against Kiril Petkov in relation to his dual citizenship case.

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