site.btaParliament Chair Submits Draft Decisions to Lift Immunity of Three MPs

National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova has submitted three draft decisions on lifting the parliamentary immunity of Lena Borislavova from Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB), and Dzheyhan Ibryamov and Mario Rangelov from the parliamentary group of Democracy, Rights and Freedoms (DRF), according to the website of the National Assembly.

The draft decisions are related to the request of acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov on December 19, 2024 to give Parliament's consent to prosecute six MPs, published on the prosecution service's website.

These are Radostin Vasilev from Morality, Unity, Honour (MECh), Veselin Veshev and Angel Georgiev from Vazrazhdane, Lena Borislavova from CC-DB, Gyunay Daloolu from MRF-New Beginning and Mario Rangelov from DRF, on the proposal of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office (SCPO) and Sofia District Prosecutor's Office (SDPO). 

The request against MP Radostin Vasilev is in connection with the need to continue criminal proceedings before the Sofia City Court related to a 2023 case of coercion. 

Regarding MPs Veselin Veshev and Angel Georgiev, the requests are related to the need to continue criminal proceedings from 2021 for hooliganism and inflicting minor injuries on police officers. 

With regard to Lena Borislavova, the request is in connection with an assessment made by the supervising prosecutor of the SDPO that the evidence gathered so far in pre-trial proceedings is sufficient to hold her criminally liable for a document offence.

In relation to MP Gyunay Daloolu, the request is in connection with the assessment made by the supervising prosecutor of the SCPO that the evidence collected is sufficient to hold him criminally responsible for coercion.

With regard to Mario Rangelov, the request is in connection with the assessment made by the supervising prosecutor of the SCPO that, on the basis of the evidence gathered, it is appropriate to proceed to criminal responsibility for crimes against the political rights of citizens.