The Institute for Road Safety called on Slavi Trifonov to dismiss the entire leadership of the Ministry of Transport and Communications after a major corruption scandal. The organization sent an open letter to Trifonov, who serves as Bulgaria's fifth prime minister, stating that the current leadership lacks moral legitimacy to implement anti-corruption reforms.
The institute cited several failures by the ministry's leadership. Officials created a corruption-friendly environment for nine months, and truck drivers faced brazen bribe demands that revealed systemic impunity. Political leadership received notification of an organized corruption scheme in June 2025, but authorities launched disciplinary proceedings against the whistleblower instead of investigating the allegations.
Deputy Prime Minister Grozdan Karadjov failed to control the road safety crisis. Seven people died in traffic accidents on the first three days of October alone, and the institute attributed these deaths to the absent of strategy, coordination, and political will.
The letter urged Trifonov to demonstrate the civic conscience he previously displayed when discussing justice and accountability. The institute warned that silence represents complicity in corruption, and inaction produces tragic consequences on roads and throughout society.
The institute cited several failures by the ministry's leadership. Officials created a corruption-friendly environment for nine months, and truck drivers faced brazen bribe demands that revealed systemic impunity. Political leadership received notification of an organized corruption scheme in June 2025, but authorities launched disciplinary proceedings against the whistleblower instead of investigating the allegations.
Deputy Prime Minister Grozdan Karadjov failed to control the road safety crisis. Seven people died in traffic accidents on the first three days of October alone, and the institute attributed these deaths to the absent of strategy, coordination, and political will.
The letter urged Trifonov to demonstrate the civic conscience he previously displayed when discussing justice and accountability. The institute warned that silence represents complicity in corruption, and inaction produces tragic consequences on roads and throughout society.
