Bulgarian Appellate Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Term for Yambol Mayor

Crime | March 13, 2013, Wednesday // 20:23|  views

The Burgas Appellate Court has upheld the prison term of 3 years and 8 months of Georgi Slavov, Mayor of the southeastern city of Yambol, over Public Procurement Act violations. Photo by BGNES

The Burgas Appellate Court has upheld the prison term of 3 years and 8 months of Georgi Slavov, Mayor of the southeastern city of Yambol, over Public Procurement Act violations.

The decision was issued Wednesday and has already been published on the website of the Burgas-based court.

The Burgas Appellate Court declared Slavov guilty of draining the municipal budget of nearly BGN 2 M in a public procurement deal for the construction of a water and sewer pipes of two streets to the benefit of a local construction company.

Apart from the prison term, Slavov will also be banned from assuming the office of Mayor for a period of 4 years and will have to cover the court expenses.

The Burgas Appellate Court upheld Wednesday the decision of the Yambol District Court from November 14, 2011, according to reports of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA).

Three years ago, a different judge panel of the Yambol District Court declared Slavov guilty of the same offence and he was handed a 5-year prison sentence.

Following an appeal with the Burgas Appellate Court, the case was returned for retrial to the Yambol District Court.

The decision issued by the Burgas Appellate Court on Wednesday can be appealed or protested within 15 days at the Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS).

Meanwhile, Slavov was acquitted of a number of other counts of malfeasance in office and Public Procurement Act breaches, according to reports of the BGNES news agency.

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Tags: Yambol, Public Procurement Act, Burgas Appellate Court, malfeasance

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