The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) dismissed Boris Velchev from the post Chief Prosecutor ahead of schedule, after he filed his resignation due to his election as constitutional judge.

"Being a Chief Prosecutor for seven years is a hard and ungrateful job. In all these years I tried to perform my duties honestly. Today, I will not render an account, prosecutors submit a report every year. I hope that most of us can confirm that the prosecution is now better organised, more open and more professional than 7 years ago. I'm not trying to take credit for this myself," said Velchev.

His assessment of his own mandate is critical, admitting that he hasn't managed to fulfil a lot of things. Velchev pointed out the lack of effective sentences in lawsuits against organised criminal groups as the main drawback of his term.

SJC awarded Boris Velchev a badge of honour after he was dismissed.

"I have always thought that the gold honorary award means the end of a career, please spare me this," said Boris Velchev in response to the proposal for an award, but SJC voted for the award anyway.