Bulgaria’s former prime minister Boyko Borissov has been arrested after probes by the European Public Prosecutor's Workplace (EPPO).
Bulgaria's inside ministry mentioned he had been taken into custody for twenty-four hours.
Officers informed Euronews Bulgaria that the investigation was being headed by the EPPO and was linked to the alleged misuse of EU funds.
The EPPO didn't instantly reply to Euronews' request to remark.
“A big-scale regulation enforcement operation is underway in reference to 120 instances of the European Public Prosecutor’s Workplace in Bulgaria,” the press launch from Bulgaria's inside ministry learn.
Borissov, the chief of political get together GERB and Bulgaria's PM as just lately as 2021, was arrested late on Thursday in Sofia. Additionally detained had been his media adviser Sevdalina Arnaudova, former monetary minister Vladislav Goranov and Menda Stoyanova, former chairman of the parliament's price range fee.
Borissov was taken from his home in Bankya district and is now in police custody, in accordance with the previous Prime Minister's lawyer, Menko Menkov.
Menkov mentioned that Borissov didn't know why he was arrested.
"No person is aware of what sort of law enforcement officials they're. They haven't any rationalization, they arrive and begin an pressing search. What are these pressing searches?" the lawyer confused.
Menkov mentioned Borissov has not been charged but and could be detained for twenty-four hours.
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