Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev got sprung on bail after supporters crowded 200,000 leva, but his lawyer immediately filed an appeal trying to get that amount slashed or tossed entirely. The defense wants either zero bail or just a signed promise to show up for court stuff. An appeals court will decide whether the bail stands.
Kotsev and four others are facing charges for running a bribery ring that demanded kickbacks from public contracts. The crew apparently wanted percentages back from 12 different procurement deals. Authorities nabbed the mayor back in the summer, and the other defendants got released or stuck under house arrest months ago. The Supreme Court bounced the case from Sofia back to Varna for trial.
Kotsev and four others are facing charges for running a bribery ring that demanded kickbacks from public contracts. The crew apparently wanted percentages back from 12 different procurement deals. Authorities nabbed the mayor back in the summer, and the other defendants got released or stuck under house arrest months ago. The Supreme Court bounced the case from Sofia back to Varna for trial.
