Tsvetanov urges SJC to inspect the new Head of SCC

“Since there is public interest, an inspection must be carried out and the competent authorities must voice their stance regarding the case of judge Vladimira Yaneva,” Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov stated yesterday regarding the mounting scandal connected with the selection of the Sofia City Court (SCC) new Head. After appointing Yaneva Chairperson of SCC, it became known that she, as a representative of her father, had purchased two real estates from Sofia Properties in 2002 and, seven years later, she chaired the team hearing the case against the company’s former management. She delayed the lawsuit by more than a year and did not request to withdraw from the case despite the existing conflict of interest. After heading SCC, Yaneva admitted that had been in friendly relations with Tsvetanov for years.

“I am convinced that if Vladimira Yaneva was friend of notorious persons, there would have not been such an attack,” commented Deputy PM Tsvetanov, adding that the case is within the competence of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). According to him, SJC has already taken up the case to check Yaneva about a conflict of interest in the Sofia Properties lawsuit.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Ethics Committee with SJC Tsoni Tsonev did not state point-blank that such an examination has begun. After the scandal broke out, SJC found that the other contender for the post, Velichka Tsanova who was SCC acting chairperson until two weeks ago, had also failed to fulfil her commitments regarding the Sofia Properties lawsuit.

Tsonev added that the Ethics Commission has requested the Audit Office to check if the new Chairperson of SCC had declared all her real estate properties.

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