Prosecutors Submit Bribery Indictment against Deputy Mayor of Pleven

Crime | August 7, 2014, Thursday // 12:47|  views

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The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has submitted an indictment against Alexey Zelov, Deputy Mayor of Pleven, with the Pleven District Court.

The indictment was submitted on August 5 after a brief investigation.

Zelov, then Deputy Mayor of Pleven in charge of Finance, faces charges of soliciting and accepting a bribe in end-April 2014 in exchange for fast-tracking the payment of a due payment by the municipality for services.

The offence carries a penalty of 3-10 years of imprisonment, a fine of BGN 20 000 and withdrawal of the right to hold certain offices and disqualification for a period of up to 3 years, according to a media statement of the prosecuting authority.

On April 22, 2014, Zelov was arrested at the Pleven Municipality HQ in a special operation of the State Agency for National Security (DANS) under the supervision of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office.

Zelov has been remanded in custody.

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Tags: bribery, bribe, Pleven, Deputy Mayor, indictment, Sofia City Prosecutor's Office, State Agency for National Security, DANS

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