Bulgaria Former BSP Ministers to Not Benefit from Amnesty Act

Bulgaria's former Interior Minister, Mihail Miko (center-right), said his socialist colleagues from the previous cabinet will submit to Chief Prosecutor, Boris Velchev, a request to not halt eventual legal proceedings against them based on the Amnesty Act

The Ministers from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) in the previous cabinet decided that they would not need the provisions of the Amnesty Act.

The information was revealed by former Interior Minister, Mihail Mikov, who said the ministers will submit during the week to Chief Prosecutor, Boris Velchev, a request to not halt eventual legal proceedings against them based on the Amnesty Act.

The decision was made Sunday during the BSP weekend seminar at the winter resort "Borovets."

Former Prime Minister and leader of the BSP, Sergey Stanishev, has also decided to submit the same request.

The move comes on the heels of accusations from the cabinet of the ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party and PM, Boyko Borisov, that the Socialists passed the Amnesty Act in order to avoid prosecution. GERB want the Constitutional Court to declare the Act anti-constitutional.

The Act was passed in March 2009 and came into effect on April 22. It gives amnesty to all those who by July 1, 2008, were charged with reckless crimes punishable by up to 5 years behind bars. The crimes include reckless malfeasance in office - the Penalty Code text that was the most applicable to charge people, who have used their office position to cover fraud with budget or European funds.

During the seminar the Socialists further made decisions regarding other legislative initiatives. They propose to raise the minimum monthly wage in Bulgaria from BGN 240 to BGN 280 and declared themselves against the raise of retirement age and lowering the mandatory insurance deposits by 2%.

 

 

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