Court Confirms Sozopol Mayor Panayot Reyzi Was in Conflict of Interest

More than 3 years have passed since the mass prosecutorial offensive against mayors across the country who (maybe) picked up in the honey barrel. After a lot of media smoke, spectacular arrests, scary-and-bearded prosecutors, and so on, relatively few cases reached the court – and to the final, albeit at first instance, it seems none. Today we will tell you about the developments around one of the most significant “mayoral” cases. Signs, because we are talking about the mayor of GERB (!!!), which is extreme rarity. In addition, the mayor is also seaside – and as we know, The Gerber grip of our seaside cities is very strong – and can best be defined as a dead grip. Reference: Tsarevo, Pomorie, Sozopol, Nessebar… The list is long. A lot has been written about the coastal disgraces of Gerberian (and depessary) over the years, so today we will focus on the specific case of… Panayot Reyzi, former (thank God) Mayor of Sozopol.

In 2020, the already closed Spec-Casketura is trying to file an indictment against Reyzi in court. However, both the first and second instances ceased the case and returned it to the SP, with unflattering arguments. The Prosecutor’s Office then handed Reyzi to court for embezzlement of BGN 2 million through companies of socially disadvantaged strawmen. In 2019, the court removed Reyzi from the mayor’s post so as not to interfere with the investigation. At the very end of 2020, however, the NOHD case against Reyzi could not start due to an unfit indictment, generally speaking. It was also remarkable that the rapporteur on the case was none other than the former head of the Special Court Marieta Nedelcheva.

Since then, the Prosecutor’s Office has remained completely silent on the case.. A BIRD report showed that a new (hopefully better) indictment has not been filed with either the SNA or the SCC in recent months after the special authorities were closed. That is, it remains completely unclear what the prosecution is working on the case, whether it is working at all and whether it intends to bring the case to court – or, on the contrary, quietly and comfortably dismissed the case, as is very often the case with Gerber and depessary cadres who have strapped him. Report – Delyan Dobrev, who has been a defendant for 6 years – and finally the pre-trial against him was quietly terminated so that he could now march on television, wave papers and blow the heads of all who want (and do not want) to listen to him with their nonsense and nonsense. In the case of Reyzi, even the movement of the prosecutor’s file cannot be checked – since recently the Wiped from its website absolutely all files of the SP and ASA. Comfortable, isn’t it?

And while PRB failed to “score successes” against Reyzi, KPKONPI recently scored a modest achievement against him. By decision of 27.10.2022, Burgas Administrative Court Confirmthat Reyzi was in conflict of interest as mayor because he spent municipal funds in favor of “Football Club Sozopol”, where he was chairman of the Board (and for 10 years). With the same decision of the court, a total of BGN 160,000 received by Reyzi as a material benefit as a result of his actions were also seized in favor of the state. The court made a detailed analysis of the proceedings conducted by KPKONPI, as well as Reyzi’s objections – and rejected the latter in stages and argumentatively.

Now Reyzi only has to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court – where, as we know, strange “miracles” often happen… Especially recently. We will follow up and inform you, of course. But here the interesting thing is another – if the decision of the Burgas court enters into force (sometime next year), then besides that it will have to be parted with a considerable amount, For Reyzi will follow another. Because a court decision of KPKONPI to establish a conflict of interest is formal reason and grounds for initiating a full property inspection, possibly followed by confiscation proceedings. Where the size of the real “treasure” of the deposed mayor of Sozopol will already shine. We have reason to believe that the possession is significant.

And although in this case KPKONPI has done its job (at least for now it seems so), unfortunately we must recall the double yardstick of the Commission. Why, well, because it is enough to mention the case of the destroyer of governments and parliaments Slavi Trifonov. Because when The Uchindol TV Hologram refusing to submit declarations to KPKONPI in its capacity as a member of parliament and party leader, KPKONPI did nothing. And such non-submission is also a formal reason for starting a property inspection – it seems that KPKONPI has not done anything like this. Besides– The Commission refuses to answer inquiries Why didn’t she do it? According to our information, at least two cases under the APIA are currently pending in the ACSC, filed against refusals of the commission to provide information about the Uchindol Television Hologram. How they will develop is yet to be seen – but we express hope that the court will this time be in its place – and will “feather” the secrecy in which KPKONPI is trying to wrap itself. As we learned recently from the Anti-Corruption Fund, back in 2018 The Spanish Consul (Pazzo Terrace) has
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All decisions of the Commission for initiation of proceedings for forfeiture of illegally acquired property. Against the law. We look forward to the court decision on this case as well.

Photo: Panayot Reyzi at the Specialized Criminal Court in September 2020 ©Bulphoto

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