Unaccountability of the Prosecutor General at the center of European Commission report on rule of law in Bulgaria
The European Commission put the unaccountability and the untouchableness of the Prosecutor General at the heart of the. Brussels urges Bulgarian lawmakers to resolve the problem, again.
The issue of the powers of the Prosecutor General and the Prosecutor’s Office has been a point of grave concern and criticism by various EU institutions since Bulgaria’s accession in 2007.
The position of the Prosecutor General is such by law that gives him virtually limitless powers over his office. The Prosecutor’s Office is a highly centralized with the Prosecutor General the sole and direct boss of all of the prosecutors in the country. As he and his office have no obligation for accountability or transparency, and the Prosecutor General may only be investigated for wrongdoing by his subordinates, the institution – together with several anticorruption hybrid investigative bodies - have devolved over the years to a powerful political arsenal of tools to go after enemies and protect friends
The nearly three-month nation-wide antigovernment protests, which are still ongoing, demand the resignation of the current Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, along with PM Boyko Borisov’s and his government’s. Geshev is seen as one most upfront and ruthless executors of the powers of the office of the Prosecutor General.
“…perception surveys […] show a very low level of public trust in the anticorruption institutions. Lack of results in the fight against corruption is one of the key aspects raised throughout the summer 2020 protests,” the report reads.
The issue of the powers of the Prosecutor General and the Prosecutor’s Office has been a point of grave concern and criticism by various EU institutions since Bulgaria’s accession in 2007.
The position of the Prosecutor General is such by law that gives him virtually limitless powers over his office. The Prosecutor’s Office is a highly centralized with the Prosecutor General the sole and direct boss of all of the prosecutors in the country. As he and his office have no obligation for accountability or transparency, and the Prosecutor General may only be investigated for wrongdoing by his subordinates, the institution – together with several anticorruption hybrid investigative bodies - have devolved over the years to a powerful political arsenal of tools to go after enemies and protect friends
The nearly three-month nation-wide antigovernment protests, which are still ongoing, demand the resignation of the current Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, along with PM Boyko Borisov’s and his government’s. Geshev is seen as one most upfront and ruthless executors of the powers of the office of the Prosecutor General.
“…perception surveys […] show a very low level of public trust in the anticorruption institutions. Lack of results in the fight against corruption is one of the key aspects raised throughout the summer 2020 protests,” the report reads.
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