A complete cycle: Tsatsarov and Geshev now head the two most powerful institutions in Bulgaria
The shuffle at the top of the powerful mold between the Prosecutor’s Office and the Anticorruption Commission is complete. The two institutions, whose foremost purpose - at least on paper - is to fight high crimes and corruption have uncovered and tried zero such cases, the over-the top 20-year sentence of former Mladost mayor notwithstanding.
According to these two bodies and the Specialized Court, also established for the same purpose, Bulgaria has no problem related to corruption or organized crime. One wonders why then does it need a multitude of special bodies to fight a non-existing problem. The answer comes from their very nature: such institutions are inherently corrupt and their true mission is to protect friends and go after enemies. They are a natural next step in the evolution of any corrupt state. Their existence nothing more than an indicator informing the development stage of the captured state.
The Prosecutor General is the most powerful position in Bulgaria, and most criticized by the country’s European partners. The Anticorruption Commission is unparalleled in its borderline function: it is in effect a law enforcement agency but it is unbound by court rulings. Meaning it can investigate individuals and freeze funds, even after a court has cleared any charges relating to them. Both institutions’ actions and pursuits rely solely on their bosses’ ‘suspicion’ of wrongdoing (or lack thereof) to open and close investigations.
Tsatsarov made sure his protege Ivan Geshev, a police-academy alumnus, take over as Prosecutor General after Tsatsarov’s tenure was over. He achieved this with ease, given the overwhelming control his position has over the body, which elects the Prosecutor General, the Supreme Judicial Council. Thousands protested Geshev’s nomination for months but these processes are impenetrable to any outside pressure or opinion.
Once Geshev’s post was secured, Tsatsarov got the nomination to become head of the Anticorruption Commission. This time the vote lies with MPs but this also proved unproblematic. 165 MPs voted in favor of his nomination. He even got the votes of the only party, which nominated another candidate for the post, VOLYA. Only 30 MPs from the largest opposition, the Bulgarian Socialist Party voted against. But 27 supported him.
According to these two bodies and the Specialized Court, also established for the same purpose, Bulgaria has no problem related to corruption or organized crime. One wonders why then does it need a multitude of special bodies to fight a non-existing problem. The answer comes from their very nature: such institutions are inherently corrupt and their true mission is to protect friends and go after enemies. They are a natural next step in the evolution of any corrupt state. Their existence nothing more than an indicator informing the development stage of the captured state.
The Prosecutor General is the most powerful position in Bulgaria, and most criticized by the country’s European partners. The Anticorruption Commission is unparalleled in its borderline function: it is in effect a law enforcement agency but it is unbound by court rulings. Meaning it can investigate individuals and freeze funds, even after a court has cleared any charges relating to them. Both institutions’ actions and pursuits rely solely on their bosses’ ‘suspicion’ of wrongdoing (or lack thereof) to open and close investigations.
Tsatsarov made sure his protege Ivan Geshev, a police-academy alumnus, take over as Prosecutor General after Tsatsarov’s tenure was over. He achieved this with ease, given the overwhelming control his position has over the body, which elects the Prosecutor General, the Supreme Judicial Council. Thousands protested Geshev’s nomination for months but these processes are impenetrable to any outside pressure or opinion.
Once Geshev’s post was secured, Tsatsarov got the nomination to become head of the Anticorruption Commission. This time the vote lies with MPs but this also proved unproblematic. 165 MPs voted in favor of his nomination. He even got the votes of the only party, which nominated another candidate for the post, VOLYA. Only 30 MPs from the largest opposition, the Bulgarian Socialist Party voted against. But 27 supported him.
Източник: mediapool.bg
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