Bulgarian Alleged Mafia Boss Says No to MP Immunity

With no fear of Bulgaria's justice system and lots of support from the people, Plamen Galev has good reasons to be happy. Photo by BGNES

One of the infamous Galevi brothers, who are allegedly amongst Bulgaria's central mafia bosses and are currently in custody, has denied his run for member of parliament is an attempt to escape justice.

"Plamen Galev will demand that he is stripped from immunity should he be elected member of parliament," his lawyer Menko Menkov said on Monday.

Hundreds of Bulgarians have already signed up in support of Galev's nomination for member of parliament. His candidature can be registered in the Central Election Commission in Sofia only after 10,000 signatures are collected in his support.

"I am not a member of the initiative committee that nominated Plamen Galev for MP, but it is clear that people believe him, they don't believe in the crimes, of which he is accused," Menkov said, adding that his client has never obstructed the investigation against him.

Plamen Galev and Anguel Hristov have been in custody for six months already on charges of establishing and leading an organized crime group and racketeering.

The two came to the public's attention after it was leaked to the media that the former Interior Minister Rumen Petkov had met with them while they were under investigation for organized criminal activities.

The information spurred a scandal, which eventually led to the resignation of Petkov as Interior Minister.

 

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