Key Bulgarian Judge Still Mulls Suing Top Cop for Libel

Todorova has told the Bulgarian National Radio that she will announce her decision on whether to sue the Interior Minister next week. Photo by BGNES

Miroslava Todorova, Chair of the Bulgarian Judges Association, still considers filing a lawsuit against the country's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, whom she has accused of libel.

Tsvetanov's claims that Todorova has deliberately acted in favor of the Bulgarian organized crime have contributed to the tough situation the judges are forced to work in, the judge has commented.

Todorova has told the Bulgarian National Radio that she will announce her decision on whether to sue the Interior Minister next week.

The Chair of the Bulgarian Judges Association expressed her gratitude for the NGOs that have supported her.

In a series of media appearances, Tsvetanov accused Todorova of patronizing organized crime and of being incompetent at her job.

He argued that she had delayed the issuing of written motives for verdicts against high-profile criminals, including drug lord Vasil Manikatov.

Todorova countered the accusations by saying that the delay had not allowed anybody to evade justice because the offender had been behind bars during the period.

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