The Bulgarian Prime Minister - a criminal?

The Prime Minister Boyko Borisov

Wikileaks has published an alleged report by the former US Ambassador in Bulgaria John Beyrle from 2006 in which the current Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is described as a promising leader with a shady past.

According to the document, Borisov been linked to drug trafficking, illegal deals, involving the Russian petrol magnate LUKoil and oil-siphoning scandals. He is also alleged to have close ties to "influential Mafia leaders"and to have "used his former position as head of Bulgarian law enforcement to arrange cover for criminal deals, and his common-law wife, Tsvetelina Borislavova, manages a large Bulgarian bank that has been accused of laundering money for organized criminal groups, as well as for Borisov's own illegal transactions."

The report goes on to reveal the PM's relationship with the Bulgarian branch of LUKoil: "Borisov has close financial and political ties to LUKoil Bulgaria Director Valentin Zlatev, a vastly influential kingmaker and behind-the-scenes power broker."

In a statement, made in front of Bulgarian journalists in The Hague, Borisov said that he doesn't read Wikileaks and that the allegations for close ties with LUKoil are speculations. He added that he has been to the US embassy a number of times, but cannot recall a visit to the Russian embassy in the last 5-6 years.


The Wikileaks report in full: https://www.balkanleaks.eu/06sofia647.html