[size=55:ii1qwrmd]Focus 21 October 2010

Five years jail for the mayor of Yambol Georgi Slavov.

Five years jail for the mayor of Yambol Georgi Slavov gives the District Court today. Georgi Slavov said that its action is most defended the interests of the municipality of Yambol. He was adamant that the charges against him are unfounded. Prosecutors ask for Yambol mayor effective sentence and disqualification from exercising public office. Mayor Yambol Georgi Slavov was charged with breach of duties and exceeded their rights in tendering for construction of street water mains and sewage in the streets Vladimir Zaimov "
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Graf Ignatiev.Prosecutors said the damage done to the municipality of over 2 million. leva.

This is good news what I mean is its good to see that Bulgaria is trying to stop these thieving people and that the money will go where is should, well done to Yambol

mayors beware, you are accountable now.

Well said starlite and lets hope this sends a loud message to the rest of them

Glad to hear things are getting better in Bulgaria. We can only look forward now to better times

Oddy

our mayor has dropped his mercedes car for an old model and some improvements have been seen, new bus shelters, community hall being renovated and a new nursery, money being seen to be spent, what a change.

I think this will send out a message to all of them and we will see more of them driving round in Lada's and not Mercs its about time this happened and no matter what most think of the president he's getting on top of it as he said he would he has my vote

Novinite news

Bulgaria's Yambol Mayor with New Guilty Verdict

The magistrates from the Yambol Regional Court sentenced Tuesday Mayor, Georgi Slavov, to one year suspended sentence and three years of probation.

The rule stems from charges the Mayor of the southern city of Yambol has violated the Public Procurement Act in a tender for a municipal informational brochure.

According to the Court, Slavov has inflicted damages in the amount of BGN 21 000 by awarding the contract with the intentions of benefiting a particular company.

Upon hearing the verdict, the Mayor announced he was not guilty and would appeal with the Appellate Court in the Black Sea city of Burgas. He says all trials against him are politically motivated.

This is the third case against Slavov, who was sentenced in 2010 by the same Yambol Court to 5 years of jail, but the Burgas Court overturned the sentence on the grounds the magistrates' team was illegally selected. The case was resumed in the beginning of April with another team.

At the end of March, the Mayor was exonerated on charges of violating the Public Procurement Act in another case pertaining to renovations of the sports complex in the city and inflicting damages in the amount of BGN 30 000 to the City Hall.


They say there is no fire without smoke and looking at the report above I wonder if he does have any smoke lurking around? ::

Novinite

Bulgaria's Yambol Mayor-reelect with New Guilty Verdict

The magistrates from the Yambol Regional Court sentenced the city's Mayor-reelect, Georgi Slavov, to three years and eight months of jail time to be served in a minimum security facility.

In addition, Slavov is banned from being a Mayor for the next four years and must pay BNG 6 000 in expenses for the Regional Police Directorate and BGN 4 720 in Court expenses.

The rule can be appealed with a 15-day deadline with the Burgas Court of Appeals.

Slavov is charged with abuse of power and depriving the municipal budget by BGN 2 M.

According to the Prosecutor, Slavov, single-handedly and without consulting with the municipal council, hired a manager for one of the municipal companies. Later, the same manager, again without consent from the municipal council, signed a contract for the establishment of a public partnership company with a business from the city of Sliven, in which Slavov had shares before becoming mayor. Tthe company was declared the winning bidder in a public procurement procedure for cleaning services for Yambol.

The Mayor is indicted for violating the Municipal Property, Public Tenders, Budget, and Local Administration Acts.

Slavov has vowed to appeal, saying the charges are made-up. He insists that all trials against him are politically motivated.

The Mayor had been found guilty once on the same charges - in 2010 he was sentenced by the Yambol Court to 5 years of jail, but the Burgas Court overturned the sentence on the grounds the magistrates' team was illegally selected. The case was resumed in the beginning of April with another team.

At the end of March, 2011, the Slavov was exonerated on charges of violating the Public Procurement Act in another case pertaining to renovations of the sports complex in the city and inflicting damages in the amount of BGN 30 000 to the City Hall.

Georgi Slavov ran for a second term in office as Mayor of Yambol on the ticket of the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party (GERB) and won in runoff with 55% of the vote against the candidate of the opposition, left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).


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Slavov is banned from being a Mayor for the next four years"
Are they having a laugh :LMHO:he shouldn't be allowed to stand again as far as I'm concerned anyone with a criminal record should be excluded for life ! if this isn't blatant then I don't know what is?