So far, 65 reports of committed crimes have been submitted by the chief prosecutor or his deputy, judge Lada Paunova, who is the head of the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Cassation and is considering which report to send to the ad-hoc prosecutor Daniela Taleva, told Nova TV.
Regarding the mechanism, he said that there are many norms in the law that require interpretation. Whether the mechanism is effective or not cannot be ascertained from its results. Regarding the first report against Borislav Sarafov, she said that she could comment on the relationships in the prosecutor’s office. Anything that refers to threats against judges should be investigated by the prosecutor’s office.
According to her, the parliamentary commission cannot replace the prosecutor’s office, but its investigation could shed light on the facts and present them to the public and can help the parliament for future legislation, but also each judge can increase his integrity.
“Not all justice is involved in networks of influence,” said judge Lada Paunova.
She had heard about the “family” from the media. That was the name of the circle around Petyo Petrov-Euroto, claims the former district prosecutor of Sofia, Nevena Zartova.
On the occasion of the flash drives from the searches along Petyo, Evroto explained that alerts are sent under the investigation mechanism, not files or flash drives.
“I cannot look at them, they are packaged. I returned them because the supervising prosecutor notified me that they are necessary for the investigation,” said judge Paunova. She said she was required by law to return them and a copy could not be made. I cannot violate the integrity, I will be legally reprimanded”, explained the judge.
“If I hadn’t sent them, I could have been reprimanded, including for a crime against justice,” said judge Paunova. And he added that he hopes they are with Daniela Taleva.
If I am subjected to pressure and threats, I will turn to the competent authorities, explained judge Lada Paunova.
Judges like me have had threats and insinuations behind them, but a judge who does his job in good faith can resist such stories.
Regarding the Red Pirate, he said that he had no information, but that it was within the competence of the authorities to investigate threats against judges. She clarified that all versions are possible. Judge Paunova received dozens of letters a day, in which there were both incredible claims and threats.
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