Ex Deputy Head of Bulgaria’s Customs Agency Remains in Custody

Rumen Bozhinov, former Deputy Director of Bulgaria’s Customs Agency, remains in custody, according to a ruling of the Haskovo District Court.

He was detained on Monday at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing point while seeking to enter Bulgaria from Turkey.

He has a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued against him by the Austrian authorities that have charged him with document forgery, extortion, breach of trust, and large-scale fraud, according to the BGNES news agency.

Bozhinov told magistrates that he had been taken by surprise by the charges and that he had no intention of obstructing the investigation and that he wanted to appear in court in Austria.

The decision on the custodial measure can be appealed in 3 days before the Plovdiv Appellate Court.

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