Bulgarian Organized Crime Uncensored

The full uncensored text of the diplomatic cable about Bulgarian Organized Crime from 2005. At the end of November, 2010, the whistle-blowing site Wikileaks triggered the Cablegate scandal: the release of 251 287 secret American diplomatic cables. Currently, the site has published 5 000 cables or about 2% of the entire database. Eight of them are from the American Embassy in Sofia. The Wikileaks site has a total of 978 diplomatic cables from the US Embassy in Sofia. There are another 66 cables with the tag Bulgaria. On December 1, 2010, The Guardian published on its site the diplomatic cable of the American Embassy in Sofia dedicated to organized crime in Bulgaria. On December 7, 2010, Le Monde published an overview about the influence of Russian mafia in Europe, also citing the cable, signed by then Ambassador to Sofia, James Pardew. From the Le Monde article we learn that there is another cable, dated September 11, 2009, also focusing on the Bulgarian organized crime. It has a section titled “Russian Influence,” commenting on the representative of Michael Chorny in Bulgaria – attorney, Todor Batkov. The Embassy stresses on his solid political connections and the fact he has been awarded in 2008 by President, Georgi Parvanov, with the country’s highest order “Stara Planina.” Ten days after the Le Monde publication, on December 17, 2010, the Wikileaks site published the Guardian-censured version of the text of the diplomatic cable from July 7, 2005, signed by Ambassador James Pardew. The text of the September 2009, cable never saw daylight and currently only journalists from the publications, accredited by Wikileaks, know about it and its content. Why did The Guardian and Le Monde Conceal Information about Crime in Bulgaria? The stated policy of Wikileaks is to not publish the original texts of the cables, but rather censured versions, edited by the teams of their partner media, after the latter have examined the content of the documents. This way media, known for their professionalism and good reputation, offer a guarantee the names of informers and third parties and their identities would not be revealed. Wikileaks have chosen this model in order to not endanger the lives of intelligence agents and informers as it happened after the publication of documents about the US and its allies’ military operation in Afghanistan. At the time, even staunch supporters of freedom of speech, such as “Reporters without Borders,” voiced strong and grounded criticism of Julian Assange. One cannot help it, but note that in the published cable from July 7, 2005, the section “Who Is Who in Bulgarian Organized Crime” abounds with censored paragraphs. We can only guess the reason of the Guardian journalists to conceal individuals and businesses the Embassy believes are part of organized crime. The names of these individuals and businesses, along with information about alleged ties with organized crime, are nothing new for the Bulgarian and international audience. The cable further talks about financing of the election campaign of a certain political party in 2001; but the party’s name is deleted. So are names of cities and towns, the cable lists as being controlled by organized crime. It is unclear what would the exact danger be for the alleged organized crime personalities and politicians connected to them if their names are published. Obviously, in order to receive such protection, they have been, themselves, informers of Pardew. It is even more difficult to understand the Le Monde reasons to conceal an entire cable. The cover-up of this information does not help the effort for more transparency and civil intolerance for connections between the underworld and the power. This contradicts Wikileaks’ main idea – to make public documents, concealing from society the ulcers of organized crime, corruption, the dirty deals of those in power, and ties of political figures with them. It will be real pity if it turns out journalists from reputed international media use information, provided by Wikileaks as merchandise, whose value depends on the selection of the precise moment to offer it on the market. It is a fact that recently, a special envoy of the Le Monde, Petr Smolar, emerged in Sofia and met with journalists from the Galeria weekly, interviewed Alexey Petrov while he was still under house arrest and wrote an extensive article about the conflict between Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov and Petrov, with details about the wiretap scandal surrounding the use of special surveillance devices (SRS). Why Are We Publishing This Text? Bivol received the uncensored text of James Pardew’s cable, dated July 7, 2005. It was provided for us by the magazine “Russkiy Reporter” (Russian Reporter), which is preparing a publication about the influence of Russian mafia in Bulgaria. The magazine asked us to verify the authenticity of the names and the events, and to prepare comments on the faith of the emblematic organized crime bosses, cited in the cable. We must note that we have no contract or financial relations with “Russkiy Reporter,” its owners and its sources of information. Our professional contacts end with the work on this particular case: summarizing and offering factual information and our editorial analysis of the cable. The cable’s authenticity was confirmed by another source – the Norwegian paper Aftenposten, which has independent access to all diplomatic cables leaked through Wikileaks. We examined in detail the entire text and did not find in it a single name of a person that must be concealed for safety reasons, because they have provided information about organized crime to the American Embassy. We cannot sign under claims of involvement of the quoted individuals and companies with organized crime, like Ambassador Pardew did – he had available sources and methods of collecting information way beyond the possibilities of journalism. But, as the readers will see for themselves, the cable talks about the total invasion of the State by organized crime – no more and no less. The mafia, on its part, has a direct connection with the remnants of the Communist Secret Services (DS) and the Russian ones (KGB); a connection which we can say, without falling in the trap of conspiracy theories, is alive today. Bulgarians must further know this now, because the signing, with Russian monopolists, of some very controversial from economic and strategic point of view contracts for energy projects is pending: South Stream and the “Belene” Nuclear Power Plant. These projects were supported by NDSV (the decision to build “Belene” was made personally by Simeon Saxe-Coburg in the beginning of his term), by BSP and the President Parvanov. In 2005, Ambassador Pardew writes that individuals connected to both Bulgarian organized crime and Russian financial and economic interests in the energy sector have finances political campaigns of NDSV, BSP and President Parvanov in order to maintain their positions. Their names are spelled out in the cable. We also learn that oligarchs, close to now Prime Minister Borisov are considered by our American partners to be close to Russian intelligence. It is obvious, the financial influence of these circles is not an isolated occurrence, but rather an event that is reproduced in the political cycle. There is a real threat that it would become a factor during the forthcoming local and presidential elections as well. The voters have the right to know how, by whom, and for what reasons their trust is being transformed. Assessing the information from the point of view of public interest, we believe the only right thing to do is to publish the full, uncensored text of the cable. Ambassador Pardew’s Analysis As it has been said many times already – there is nothing new in the information provided by the secret American diplomatic cables. But the well-known old is offered in detail and systematically. The new, in this case, is that we can find out how one of the most successful American diplomats analyses the situation of organized crime in Bulgaria. Maybe the most important deduction is that the cable outlines in detail the reproduction cycle of the Mafia, coinciding with the political one: dirty money – political campaigns – managing the political institutions after the elections – establishment of rules favorable for money laundering and legalizing and expansion of criminal business. The cable quotes concrete names of individuals and companies, which still own and manage significant assets in Bulgaria. It examines the symbiosis of crime and power by the financing of election campaigns - NDSV by Vassil Bozhkov and Emil Kyulev in 2001; Georgi Parvanov this same year by Kyulev again, NDSV and BSP in 2005 by Bozhkov, Kyulev, and Sasho Donchev (Banker Kuylev had strong ties with Russian financial interests. Donchev is the Head of Overgaz, a GAZPROM intermediary selling Russian natural gas on the Bulgarian market). The cable further notes the trend of individuals coming from the organized crime circles to directly enter national-level politics or to directly control local power. A trend that, as we all know, became more and more pronounced in the years to follow. Maybe the climax of this cynicism would be the likely run of Alexey Petrov, an individual indicted for racket and blackmail, for President. The cable stresses on the legacy of the criminal Communist repressive apparatus for the figures of Bulgarian organized crime. In the beginning of the transition period, in addition to the now-notorious wrestlers, rowers and other sports competitors from the Communists training schools, former “blades” of the repressive system also entered organized crime groups – berets, navy seals and other special task forces, brought up and trained not to fight some external enemy, but to safeguard the favorites of the regime from the anger of the Bulgarian people. The above-mentioned, Alexey Petrov, and his associate Zlatomir Ivanov AKA Baretata (The Beret) are just two of the many examples. TIM – The Number One of Organized Crime, According to Pardew Under number one in “Who Is Who in Bulgarian Organized Crime,” Pardew lists the TIM group, which, similarly to the former Multigroup, is attempting to permeate all sectors of legal and illegal business. Today, Pardew’s words that the “up-and-coming star” of the TIM business empire is the most serious economic concern in Bulgaria sound particularly true. Under the GERB rule, companies connected to TIM impose, undisturbed, cartel prices on grain and consequently on bread and cooking oil, which is, in reality, a daylight robbery, affecting every single Bulgarian. The money from the “Saglasie” and “Sila” retirement funds, controlled by TIM, are redirected to another business of the group, while the authorities discretely close their eyes for these illegal transfers. On the backdrop of all this, the outrageous TIM project for Alley One, mentioned in the cable, appears to be an almost innocent business endeavor, but focuses the public attention on the attitude of GERB towards the Varna-based group. It is a fact that Boyko Borisov and Tsvetan Tsvetanov stubbornly refuse to comment on anything related to TIM; it is also a fact the GERB Member of the Parliament, Emil Radev, is a former navy seal, from the secret navy unit “Tihina,” famous for being the place of military service for the TIM bosses. This same Radev is lobbying to limit access to the Business Registry for investigative reporters seeking information about the crime groups and their legal business activities. Indeed, in 2005, Ambassador Pardew had no way of knowing TIM will acquire its greatest power under the GERB rule all while GERB ran its election campaign on promises to sever ties between political power and organized crime. These ties date from a long time ago. Documents from the Business Registry, show Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, had been a co-owner, along with Rumen Nikolov aka The Pasha, from SIK, and Ivo Kamenov, from TIM, of a factory, producing contraband cigarettes in 1995. The Dead-Lock of the Fight against Organized Crime In November, 2010, the New York Times noted the dead-lock of organized crime after the not-guilty verdicts of the Galevi Brothers and The Beret’s release from jail. At that time, we still did not know that “The Octopus,” Alexey Petrov, would also be let walk free mainly over the inability of the prosecution to make their charges hold water in court. So, the most advertised police operation, the symbol of the resolve of the government to fight the mafia, began turning into a farce. This dead-lock has several causes: A Helpless Court System This feeling of impasse is becoming stronger by the impression of helplessness of the prosecution. As if on purpose, prosecutors make grave mistakes in the indictments in high-profile cases; delay and doom to failure trials while ties between prosecutors and people from the underworld are public knowledge. Here is a concrete example – one early morning, a wanted by the police gangster was arrested in the home of prosecutor Parvoleta Nikova, who had worked on the Galevi case. The Supreme Judicial Council (VSS), however, does not see this cohabitation as reproachable and as a problem for the image of the judicial power. The case with the lobbyist, known as “Krasio the Black,” reveals the ugly interdependence of magistrates, the business and politicians, but there had been no probe and charges of trading influence. Despite the endless appeals in Brussels’ reports, the true reform of the judicial system looks more and more problematic and impossible. State Security Everywhere Another demoralizing moment is the mass presence of former collaborators of the Communist State Security (DS) in the now Security Services, surviving every government over the lack of political will for full lustration. Under the Communist regime precisely the State Security (DS) agents were the individuals organizing and protecting criminal activities such as the manufacturing and distribution of illegal drugs, support of terrorist organizations and physical extermination of opponents of the regime. DS employess were the executors of the State policy of patronizing criminal activities. After President Parvanov took office, a person who had also been a DS agent, many former DS employees were reinstated in the Security Services. This odd restoration continued with Rumen Petkov becoming Interior Minister. He resigned after it was revealed he held a meeting with the “persons of interest,” the Galevi Brothers, organized through the intercession of Alexey Petrov. In 2008 – 2009, Petrov was appointed Special Advisor to the Director of the State Agency for National Security (DANS), Petko Sertov, and, as many experts believe, Petrov actually ran the most powerful secret service in the country. Currently hundreds of former DS agents and collaborators are employed in the structures of the Interior Ministry and DANS, some at high-ranking positions. Despite the show-off rhetoric of GERB, they failed to undertake a serious lustration move in these law enforecement instituions. The “Unhealthy” Ties between Politics and Business Let’s remind that the owner of DZI Bank, Emil Kyulev, a former Interior Ministry employee, is among the advisors of President Parvanov, mentioned in the cable. Kyulev was gunned down in October, 2005, on “Bulgaria” boulevard in Sofia; together with the other shooting victim from 2007, Manol Velev (still in coma), they were members of the notorious “Vazrazhdane” club along with Vassil Bozhkov AKA The Scull, Dimitar Gushterov, Tosho Toshev, Radosvet Radev, and the also murdered, Iliya Pavlov. In the most current scandal, revolving around leaked taped phone conversations between Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov and the Director of the Customs Agency, Tanov, where Borisov can be heard insisting on halting a probe against the owner of the “Ledenika” brewery, Mihail Mihov, intimately called by the PM “Misho The Beer,” it suddenly emerged that “The Beer” attorney was Sacho Penov, the same Penov who was the Chair of the President’s Legal Counsel. The EU funds were frozen over another connection of the President – Lyudmil Stoykov, former representative of VIS-2 in Pernik. Despite OLAF’s revelations of criminal abuse of the SAPARD funds in the amount of EUR 7 M, Lyudmil Stoykov was never sentenced. According to OLAF, Stoykov has been provided a political cover-up from the highest place. The economic influence of individuals, listed in the cable as having ties with organized crime, continued to expand over the year with the active collaboration of the State, which in reality subsidized their business. Todor Batkov, attorney for Michael Chorny, received a land swap for hundreds of decares near the sea and was bestowed by the President with the “Stara Planina” order. Businesses and people connected to Vassil Bozhkov AKA The Scull, and Grisha Ganchev, also obtained priceless plots through scandalous land swaps. Instead of annulling the contracts and seeking responsibility, the new GERB cabinet temporarily limited construction on plots acquired through land swaps… until a more favorable time. Can the EU Rescue Bulgaria from the Mafia? The notorious saying that “in Bulgaria the mafia has a State,” becomes alive by what Pardew has written. The Ambassador bitterly notes the society’s frustration from its helpless situation. Pardew believes the tools of influence of the EU are crucial. “If the EU uses this leverage to demand not only far-reaching judicial reform but effective implementation as well, there is reason to hope that the tide will slowly begin to turn against organized crime in the coming years,” the Ambassador concludes. In Bulgaria, six years later, three of which as an EU Member State, many of the figures of organized crime, listed by Pardew in 2005, are no longer living. Some, like the Marguin Brothers were arrested and charged, but were exonerated after a long and grotesque court saga. Petar Petrov AKA The Amigos is the only one sentenced at first instance. Currently, none of the emblematic crime bosses has an effective sentence. Hellas, it becomes more and more clear, the citizens in this dead-lock cannot count on an effective external interference. The Wikileaks information is yet another proof the US understand the seriousness of this situation; offer logistics support, and lead an “aggressive policy” of denying entry visas to scandalous individuals (the latest case is the former Interior Minister, Rumen Petkov). The rest is up to Europe, because the Bulgarian mafia problem is now a problem for the citizens of all European countries. The question here is – do James Pardew and Bulgarians overrate the EU potential? Even more: judging by the reaction of the leading European newspapers, which concealed the real state of the matters, and reading the “soft” wording in the Brussels’ reports, we have doubts about the will and the capacity of Europe to change the situation in Bulgaria. There is lots of talk about pressure to fight organized crime, but at the same time, politicians with ties to DS and organized crime are serving as Members of the European Parliament while leading European companies do business with firms managed by people intelligence services suspect of criminal deals. Not long ago, Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, commented economic problems in the country stem mostly from the fact that “wrestlers, Communists and Komsomol members” have invaded the business and it was “difficult” to work with them. They will be pushed out in a natural way, Djankov believes. It would be even more natural for the EU to announce a particular lustration for these “wrestlers, Communists and Komsomol members” by preparing a public list of the companies and individuals which are not suitable for doing business with. Pardew’s cable can be used as a helping tool, because it is, most likely, a copy of the list of the Fraud Prevention Unit in Sofia Embassy’s Consular Section. The full uncensored text of the diplomatic cable about Bulgarian Organized Crime from 2005.

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov – Major Methamphetamines Traffic and Dependency on Lukoil

"We must continue to walk a fine line between being used by Borisov's publicity machine and alienating an exceptionally popular and seemingly pro-American politician who may emerge as Bulgaria's next leader. In other words, we should continue to push him in the right direction, but never forget who we're dealing with." This is the conclusion of a diplomatic report dedicated to now Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, sent by former US Ambassador to Sofia, Jonh Beyrle on May 9, 2006. The report’s confidentiality level is listed as SECRET/NOT FOR FOREIGNERS, only one level below the highest TOP SECRET – cables classified as TOP SECRET are not available to Wikileaks. The reasons for classifying the report are coded as 1.5 (b,d), meaning confidential sources have been used in its preparation. The cable has another characteristic – from a total of 978 reports sent from Sofia, there are just a few that have been checked and approved simultaneously by the Embassy’s political, military and security advisors, not just Ambassador Beyrle. "The Dirt" This is how Beyrle titled the section focusing on Boyko Borisov’s criminal past. Incidentally, the paragraph has the "lucky" number 13, while in the brackets, after 13, the level of confidentiality is purposely listed as SECRET/NOFOR, which corresponds to the highest level of classified information for this cable.13. (S/NF) Accusations in years past have linked Borisov to oil-siphoning scandals, illegal deals involving LUKoil and major traffic in methamphetamines. Information from SIMO tends to substantiate these allegations. Borisov is alleged 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. Borisov is said to have close social and business ties to influential Mafia figures, including Mladen Mihalev (AKA "Madzho"), and is a former business partner of OC figure Roumen Nikolov (AKA "the Pasha")." In their desire to downplay the American diplomats’ reports, those affected point out these are simply rumors, pedantically registered by diligent clerks at the Embassy. But in this case, we have something far more serious: the collective work of nearly the entire diplomatic team, citing the mysterious SIMO, confirming information about Borisov’s participation in serious criminal activities. A check of the Wikileaks site where about 13000 cables have been published so far, found only 4 mention of SIMO. According to the context, SIMO appears to be an agency related to the security and information domains, participating in the Legal Enforcement Commettee of the Ambassador, together with other known US agencies such as DEA. The second paragraph in the "Dirt" section focuses on ties between Borisov and Valentin Zlatev, CEO of Lukoil, Bulgaria. "14. (S/NF) Borisov has close financial and political ties to LUKoil Bulgaria Director Valentin Zlatev, a vastly influential kingmaker and behind-the-scenes power broker. Borisov's loyalty (and vulnerability) to Zlatev play a major role in his political decision making. The Mayor has engaged LUKoil in a number of public-private partnerships since taking office: LUKoil has agreed to donate asphalt for the repair of city streets, take on the upkeep of a Soviet Army monument, and finance construction of low-income housing. In a reciprocal gesture, Borisov has advocated using municipal land to develop new LUKoil stations. Though this may seem a significant quid-pro-quo, Borisov's public agreements with LUKoil are only side deals in his much deeper and broader business relationship with Zlatev, which has been reported in other channels." Valentin Zlatev is also mentioned in the notorious cable, dedicated to organized crime in Bulgaria, sent by former US Ambassador, James Pardew: "LUKOIL’s representative in Bulgaria is VALENTIN ZLATEV... Lukoil's Bulgarian operations, through Zlatev, are suspected of strong ties to Russian intelligence and organized crime." The cable further reveals that Borisov makes discrete visits to the Russian Embassy, all while seeking recognition and public support from the US for his political ambitions. "16 (S/NF) Borisov's ego may provide our greatest leverage over him -- he craves international attention and particularly covets U.S. approval," the analyses from the report points out. The informal leader of GERB had been directly and openly bargaining with the Americans for their political support in the general elections as pay back for his pro-American positions. "I will bring down the government after the basing agreement is completed", was the directly proposed barter, which had impressed the Americans. The cable notes as example of controversy the fact that Borisov, on one hand side, had been promising the US full support for military bases and Bulgaria’s participation in international military missions, and on the other had dared to demagogically criticize in public the pro-American policies of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, in the following way: "On Iraq (the government) said that they would withdraw our troops immediately. They didn't withdraw them; they sent another brigade there. They gave the Americans bases without getting anything in return." Also of interest is the paragraph where Beyrle reports how after a written warning from the American side, Borisov immediately halted his anti-American rhetoric. To pretend he was loyal, he had promised to destroy the nationalist Ataka party. Nevertheless, the new Bulgarian political star remains a « street smart », « politically naïve » individual « His high energy level and short attention span sometimes lead him to pace like a caged tiger. ». The Ambassador does not spare Borisov the assessment of the latter’s extreme sensitivity and intolerance to any type of private or public criticism. One of the top egocentric weaknesses of the Prime Minister is self-promotion. The analyses in the cable even hints for a negative assessment: "Borisov promoted himself shamelessly as Chief Secretary, skillfully combining influential connections with media owners and Hollywood-perfect press instincts to ensure the favorable coverage that his image is built on". The cable notes the PM personally created a sound PR machine to polish his public image. Bulgarian journalists, however, in private conversations with Embassy employees, had not spared the truth of being subject to the “carrot and stick” method. Borisov paid cash to be glorified by the media or directly threatened the disobedient. As a whole, Borisov is assessed as the political leader, who may be capable of making good on his threat to bring down the ruling Three-Way Coalition. But, according to the same report, he remains "an unpredictable individual with unbridled political ambition." There is no doubt the Americans followed Beyrle’s advice to not forget who they are dealing with. And certainly, Borisov wishes that some details from his biography could remain buried in the diplomatic files forever. Batman on a leash? In one of the first cables, published by Wikileaks, Russian PM Putin was compared to Batman and President Medvedev to Robin. Boyko Borissov is also known by the nickname Batman, as the Americans reported. What is less known to Western media is his admiration for Putin, Hitler, Stalin and Mao, admiration he announced himself in a 2008 interview for the Bulgarian weekly Max The cable makes it clear that the Bulgarian Prime Minister is not as independent as the dictators he admires. He is in fact double-dependent. On one hand side, the US obviously dispose with compromising information about his past criminal activity and skillfully exploit the ego of the former firefighter. It looks like the Americans applied the good old principle : "they are all bastards, but he is our bastard", so they "push" Borissov, expecting him to remain loyal. On the other hand side, he is kept on a leash by "Regent" Zlatev, representative of Russian puppeteers, who whisper threats in Borisov’s ear. He admitted before the Americans the Russian threat of turning off the gas tap, but was it the only one? Or is there something personal? Because if Zlatev has "strong ties to Russian intelligence and organized crime", as reported in another cable from Sofia, one can deduct that what SIMO knows about Borisov was planned and directed to some extend by the Russian secret services. The conflict between Borisov’s dependencies is well on its way to be resolved in the following months. Borisov demonstrated a dramatic U-turn in his attitude towards Russian energy projects in Bulgaria, and particularly the “Belene” NPP project where, surprisingly, Valentin Zlatev became involved as a consultant from the Russian side. The positions of pro-American Ministers in the Borisov's cabinet such as Minister of Economics Traycho Traikov and Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov appear weakened lately, but Americans are yet to have the final say.http://www.crocmint.com/?id=2de9da

PROBING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES EXPOSING BULGARIAN PRIME MINISTER, BOYKO BORISOV, OF CONNECTIONS WITH ORGANIZED CRIME AND PARTICIPATION IN MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEMES

Bulgarian Prime Minister's Dark Past Referred to EP Anti-Mafia Committee

To the Special Parliamentary Committee on Organized Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering at the European Parliament

REPORT

Regarding: Probing facts and circumstances exposing Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, of connections with organized crime and participation in money laundering schemes.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The reason for this report is the accumulation of reliable and matching within the meaning of the published facts, data and documentary evidence of the participation in the past of Bulgarian Prime Minister, Mr. Boyko Borisov in an organized criminal group for illegal drug trafficking, suspicious fuel deals and money laundering. It is not even necessary to emphasize that this information is of great public interest for both Bulgaria and the European Union.

Before turning to you, we alerted the Bulgaria Prosecutor’s Office. Unfortunately, they rejected our request to examine in essence the provided data. Their superficial and unprofessional conclusion (see Annex 1) generates suspicions of political pressure to deny justice on this case. For this reason, we ask the respectable Committee, after carefully examining our motives, to initiate a probe and a public hearing of witnesses, including the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Mr. Boyko Borisov. We list below the following data and evidence:

1. On May 26, 2011, the site WikiLeaks published a secret American diplomatic cable to Washington by the American Ambassador in Sofia, John Beyrle, on September 5, 2006. In it, Beyrle writes the following:

The Dirt

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¶13. (S/NF) Accusations in years past have linked Borisov to oil-siphoning scandals, illegal deals involving LUKoil and major traffic in methamphetamines. Information from SIMO tends to substantiate these allegations. Borisov is alleged 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. Borisov is said to have close social and business ties to influential Mafia figures, including Mladen Mihalev (AKA "Madzho"), and is a former business partner of OC figure Roumen Nikolov (AKA "the Pasha").

http://wikileaks.org/cable/2006/05/06SOFIA647.html

It is indicative that after the release of this information, which caused a public scandal, the Bulgarian Prime Minister did not specifically deny the allegations of his involvement in illegal activities. He said that he does not read "tabloids," and then redirected all questions to the US Ambassador in Sofia James Warlick. Ambassador Warlick did not disprove the authenticity of the published document, but expressed full support of the US government for the cabinet “Borisov.”

On May 30 2012, the online edition TAZ.de of the Berlin-based Tageszeitung published information about the codename SIMO, which, according to the media’s own investigative report, means CIA.http://taz.de/Diplomaten-Depeschen-von-Wikileaks/%2194296/ The article, signed by John Goetz, an investigative journalist with a long-running career with the globally popular Spiegel Magazine, insists that a former CIA Department Chief has confirmed that SIMO is the secret codename of the US Central Intelligence Agency, and that diplomats are banned from using the name of the agency in diplomatic documents.

“A former Head of the CIA, confirmed for TAZ that SIMO and the CIA are the same thing. SIMO is an administrative term for the CIA, actually used only for internal purposes, and as such, it should not have been used in the cables."

The same SIMO/CIA is mentioned in Ambassador John Beyrle’s cable as a source of information about Borisov’s involvement in “oil-siphoning scandals, illegal deals involving LUKoil and major traffic in methamphetamines.”

This news, published by Tageszeitung, confirms the seriousness of the data collected by the American Embassy and certainly cannot be dismissed as “tabloid” information or “rumors.”

Tageszeitung cites other cases where SIMO has been mentioned in American diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks. There are a total of 175 such mentions in 251 000 cables. It strikes that the latter are very rare and can be found only in reports with the highest classification level. It becomes clear that American diplomats cite SIMO/CIA only to confirm extremely sensitive information. It is also noteworthy that the only other politician listed by SIMO as being involved in drug trafficking is the former Senate President of Haiti, Mr. Joseph Lambert.

The information published by Tageszeitung was hushed by most mainstream media in Bulgaria – TV and radio channels and the press, which generates suspicions of political pressure to not make it public. On June 6 2012, at a hearing on media freedom in Bulgaria, organized by the ALDE group in the European Parliament, journalist Assen Yordanov presented a briefing on the publication and how it has been reported in Bulgarian media. (See Annex 2)

1. At a session of the Shumen District Court on November 25 2011, a defendant, Mr. Vasil Kostov AKA Ketsa (the Sneaker) claimed in a testimony that a meeting has been held in 1999 between organized crime bosses, where they have decided to buy a senior police post for Mr. Boyko Borisov so that he could protect them. Mr. Vasil Kostov offers further details such as Borisov having at the time a “brigade,” meaning an organized crime group for racket and other illegal activities.
2. At a session of the Belgrade District Court on April 7 2009 i.e. before the publication of the American diplomatic cable, Mr. Sreten Jocic nicknamed “Joca the Amsterdam,” indicted for murders and drug trafficking, stated that during his stay in Bulgaria, Mr. Boyko Borisov, in his capacity of Chief Secretary of the Interior, has provided cover-up for him.
3. On November 30 2010, at a session of the same Court in Belgrade, protected witness Tomislav Marjanovic also stated that Boyko Borisov has been “Sreten Jocic’s and Jocic’s right hand Slobodan Djurovic’s man in Bulgaria.”
4. Regarding information from Ambassador Beyrle’s cable about money laundering through the bank of Mr. Boyko Borisov’s girlfriend, Ms. Tsvetelina Borislavova, we note another secret diplomatic cable from Ambassador Beyrle from 2006 on the subject of Bulgarian bankshttp://wikileaks.org/cable/2006/12/06SOFIA1652.html. The cable lists several banks dealing with money laundering and granting loans to “connected” individuals. EIBank, then owned by Ms. Tsvetelina Borislavova, is among them:

“Economic and Investment Bank (former Bulgarian-Russian Investment Bank).  Offshore companies once owned this bank. Tsvetelina Borislavova, common-law wife of Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov, and Svetoslav Bozhilov own it now, together with Icelandic investor Thor Bjorgolfsson through his company Novator Finance Bulgaria.  The concern with this bank is that it is practicing connected lending with lower quality companies that wouldn't otherwise qualify.  There are also concerns about the origin of some of the assets Borissov allegedly passes through the bank.”

The source of the above information, listed as Dr. Vasil Kirov, at the time heading the Bulgarian Financial Intelligence Agency, is another important detail. Mr. Kirov is currently the Deputy Director of OLAF. This fact gives exceptional credibility to the released data.

Petition

We believe that the report of Ambassador Beyrle, referring to the globally-mighty Intelligence Service, incriminating Mr. Borisov over links to organized crime, trafficking of synthetic drugs and money laundering is a sufficient reason for the Committee to launch a probe in the matter.

However, we also note that the information, reported by Ambassador Beyrle and confirmed by SIMO, is further supported by witnesses with a known location, available to the justice system, who can be summoned by the Committee for a hearing.

Dear MEPs, members of the Committee,

The very fact that there is such shadow casted on the Prime Minister of EU Member State over the above listed suspicions, known publically and internationally, is scandalous and hurts the public image of the entire European Union. The case is fully within the authority and the competence of the Special Committee on organized crime.

We believe that the Committee’s probe will shed light on the mixing of interests of organized crime and senior officials and will send a political message to countries with the status of candidates for EU membership that not even the slightest suspicion of participation of public figures in organized crime, in corruption and in money laundering is going to be concealed.

For this reason we are asking the Committee to consider our report and to organize a public hearing with the following persons:

• Mr. Julian Assange, on the authenticity of the diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks
• Mr. John Goetz , investigative journalist on the CIA source who has confirmed the meaning of the codename SIMO
• Mr. Vasil Kirov, Deputy Chief of OLAF on the information that EIbank is involved in money laundering
• Mr. Sreten Jocic, defendant in a criminal case in Serbia, on his testimony before the Belgrade District Court
• Mr. Tomislav Marjanovic, protected witness in Serbia, on his testimony before the Belgrade District Court
• Mr. Vasil Kostov, defendant in a criminal case in Bulgaria, on his testimony before the Shumen District Court
• Mr. Rob Wainwright, Europol Director, on the existence of information about the Prime Minister’s criminal activities, received by partner services
• Mr. Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria

We remain available for additional information and, as the authors of this report, we confirm our readiness to appear for a public hearing before the Committee.

búlgaros engañado

Exactamente lo que he puesto en el título, pensé cuando leí los tweets de personas que parecían dudosos o reflejada como una forma de ERGE evento del sábado en Armeec Hall Arena (construido por cualquier autoridad favorito GBS y la compañía de seguros llamada TIM).
Punto ineficaz organización de los miembros de colección Ver y simpatizantes del partido en el gobierno pasado, engañados grandes protestas entre el final del invierno, recordó a todos los dictadores ya olvidados o distantes como Hitler, Stalin, Kim Il Sung y Kim Jong Un, Putin, Lukashenko y por supuesto, el bueno de Todor Zhivkov - lágrimas abuelos edrogardata tetki niñas y jóvenes inspirados en las pantallas con tus imágenes favoritas Borisov y Tsvetanov, discursos apasionados, nishtokazvashti, promesas, director, personal y otros bailes coreografiados y, por supuesto - mucho el amor aclamado y popular. El nuevo Pleno de abril.
Amnesia Universal, que escriben a menudo y eso hace que la masa de la gente a recordar lo que ocurrió menos de tres semanas, es quizás una de las razones por las que se puede dar un nuevo mandato en las manos de la ERGE. Otra razón es el hecho de que el esfuerzo por encontrar y crear su alternativa - son todos sinvergüenzas, y eso nunca va a cambiar, porque nunca miro para otro ascensor hasta otra para conducir él mismo, nada que todo lo puede, todo lo que sé y todo lo que veo.
Tal vez esa acusación es grave, pero cuando la mayoría de la gente educada, gente que piensa que no van a las urnas, y el resto dan voz a francamente partes estropeadas, personalidades y modelos de gestión, es difícil no dar penas más severas para la sociedad y la forma abajo, en la que está fuera.
Si ERGE obtener un segundo mandato, esta será sin precedentes en la historia reciente. Un gobierno que:
- Agravamiento de la crisis económica, destruye las pequeñas empresas y dar a todos los recursos en manos de unos extraños, empresas nuevas y potentes, muy probablemente relacionados con Emil Dimitrov o cerca de Banco Comercial Corporativo (CCB);
- Nacionalización de las pensiones privadas de los mineros para construir una iglesia en Gigintsi a excavar reliquias y vampiros y razvozva de tercer grado del equipo de fútbol en avión;
- La destrucción de nuestro sistema de salud, atención de la salud nacionalizado fondo de reserva - cerca de 2 millones de dólares que estaban reserva-garante de las aportaciones de los ciudadanos y la negación de las reformas y la mala gestión llevó al caos, el consumo futuro y el empeoramiento de la salud. Dirección en el que las enfermedades graves tratados con campañas de SMS;
- Vaciar la reserva fiscal, que además de dinero existente fluía nacionalizadas trabajadores de pensiones y la categoría 2 mil millones del Fondo de Seguro de Salud y de todos, para construir una carretera de 117 km, una sala y no hay un aumento en los ingresos;
- Dosasipa Agricultura, dirigido por Miroslav Naydenov, en sustitución de las leyes con las normas que socavaron la competitividad ya la comida y corrió Ley perjudicial sobre los Bosques, invirtió millones de dólares en subsidios y pagos TIM IP propia con fondos europeos;
- Ampliar el caos nepopravimost, la corrupción y el sistema de justicia criminal en la malignidad, lo que aumenta su dependencia ejecutiva y provosadieto de esto es que la ordenó y pagó;
- Así que destruir el crimen que nadie sabía quién mató a Miroslava y hermanos Galevi convirtió Izbegalevi;
- Aprobado un muy educados, la mayoría sin experiencia y manipuladas en el parlamento y las leyes de cabildeo pagado francamente inconstitucionales como devuelto por KC alcanzado cifras sin precedentes en nuestra historia;
- Compre su comodidad medios de comunicación de los contribuyentes y de los fondos de la UE;
- Sucked un montón de escándalos internacionales;
- Dar poder ilimitado e influencia en las manos de un banco, su propietario, el grupo de medios de comunicación y un grupo de tres letras de Varna;
- Tomó más competencias a los gobiernos locales, violando el principio básico konsitutsionen mediante la fusión de gobierno central y local;
- Permitir a la ruina ya su kadruva en el parlamento y la oposición y que abusan de las subvenciones a los partidos;
- Permitir el fortalecimiento de las tensiones interétnicas prosperar y utilizar el más alto hasta el más bajo nivel de discurso de odio;
- Escuchar a decenas de miles de personas - periodistas, políticos y todos los otros ciudadanos que potencialmente amenazadas poder concentrado y casi ilimitada en las manos de unas pocas personas;
- Continuación de usar el mantra, repetido como un eco de los gurús y los periodistas que la única alternativa al BSP y GERB único que podría "destruir a los comunistas". Y la mentira que Boyko es correcto, funcionará Boyko, Boyko que lo arreglará. A medida que multar por cuatro años, que no está mal para pedir disculpas.
Un gobierno que si se repite, dará lugar a graves problemas de la democracia en el peor de los casos a la dictadura y con la dependencia, la pobreza, el desempleo, la policía, el miedo y el odio.
Es difícil imaginar la dictadura, y mucho menos una dependencia hambrientos y los pobres que no petrolera de Venezuela ni los recursos de Rusia, que también vierte sobre Tsvetan Vasilev lo largo de decenas y cientos de miles de adeptos y los pilares del poder.
Es difícil entender por qué hay resistencia contra el status quo, que sustituyen la vida real que habían imaginado hace 20 años y por qué la reconciliación y la migración interna son la resistencia aceptable y laboral.La manera más rápida de la dictadura es el camino de menor resistencia. Y cuando sucede, además de pobres, dependientes y humillada, morirás infeliz y no libre

Bulgares triché

Exactly what I put in the title, I thought when I read the tweets of people who looked borderline or reflected as a form of GERD event Saturday in Armeec Hall Arena (built by any authority favorite GBS and the insurance company named TIM).
Ineffective organizational point of view collection members and supporters of the ruling party last, tricked huge protests among the tail end of winter, reminded everyone of the long forgotten or distant dictators like Hitler, Stalin, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Un, Putin, Lukashenko and of course, good old Todor Zhivkov - tears grandparents edrogardata girls tetki and inspired young screens with your favorite images Borisov and Tsvetanov, passionate, nishtokazvashti speeches, promises, director, people and other choreographed dances, and of course - many highly acclaimed and popular love. The new April Plenum.
Universal amnesia, which often write and that makes the mass of people to remember what happened less than three weeks ago, is perhaps one of the reasons that can be given a new mandate in the hands of GERD. Another reason is the failure of the effort to find himself and create his alternative - are all scoundrels, and that will never change, because I never look for another lift up another to lead himself, nothing that everything I can, everything I know and everything I see.
Perhaps such an accusation is serious, but when most of the educated, thinking people do not go to the polls, and the rest give voice to downright spoiled parties, personalities and management models, it is difficult not to give harsher sentences for society and the way down, in which it is out.
If GERD get a second term, this will be unprecedented in recent history. A government that:
- Deepening economic crisis, destroys small business and give all the resources in the hands of a strange, new, powerful companies, most likely related to Emil Dimitrov or near Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB);
- Nationalize the private pensions of miners to build a church in Gigintsi to dig relics and vampires and razvozva third-grade football team by plane;
- Destruction of our health care system, nationalized health care reserve fund - nearly 2 billion that were reserve-guarantor of the contributions of citizens and denial of reforms and mismanagement led to chaos, further draining and worsening health. Management in which severe diseases treated with SMS campaigns;
- Drain the fiscal reserve, which besides existing money flowed nationalized pension category workers and the 2 billion from the Health Insurance Fund and all, to build a 117 km highway, one hall and there is not an increase in income;
- Dosasipa Agriculture, headed by Miroslav Naydenov, replacing laws with regulations that undermined the already uncompetitive our food and ran harmful Law on Forests, poured millions in subsidies and payments TIM own IP with European money;
- Widen to nepopravimost chaos, corruption and criminal justice system in malignancy, further increasing its reliance on executive and provosadieto for this is that it ordered and paid;
- So destroy crime that no one knew who killed Miroslava and Galevi brothers became Izbegalevi;
- Adopted an extremely uneducated, the inexperienced and manipulated majority in parliament lobbying paid and frankly unconstitutional laws such as returned by KC reached unprecedented numbers throughout our history;
- Buy their media comfort of taxpayers and EU funds;
- Sucked a bunch of international scandals;
- Give unlimited power and influence in the hands of a bank, its owner, media group and one three-letter group of Varna;
- Took additional powers to local government, violating the basic principle konsitutsionen by merging central and local government;
- Allow her to ruin and kadruva in parliament and opposition and abusing party subsidies;
- Allow for strengthening of inter-ethnic tension thrive and use the highest to the lowest level of hate speech;
- Listening to tens of thousands of people - journalists, politicians and all other citizens who potentially threatened concentrated and almost unlimited power in the hands of a few people;
- Continued to use the mantra, repeated as an echo of gurus and journalists that the only alternative to BSP and GERB only they could "destroy the Communists." And the lie that Boyko is right, it will work Boyko, Boyko that will fix it. As we fine for four years, which is not bad to apologize.
A government that if repeated, will lead to serious problems with democracy in the worst case to dictatorship and to dependency, poverty, unemployment, policing, fear and hatred.
It's hard to fathom dictatorship, much less a hungry and poor dependence that no oil of Venezuela nor the resources of Russia, who also poured on Tsvetan Vasilev over tens and hundreds of thousands of adepts and pillars of power.
It's hard to understand why no resistance against the status quo, which replace real life they had envisioned 20 years ago and why reconciliation and internal migration are acceptable resistance and labor.The fastest way to dictatorship is the path of least resistance. And when it happens, besides poor, dependent and humiliated, you will die unhappy and unfree

Bulgarians cheated

Exactly what I put in the title, I thought when I read the tweets of people who looked borderline or reflected as a form of GERD event Saturday in Armeec Hall Arena (built by any authority favorite GBS and the insurance company named TIM).Ineffective organizational point of view collection members and supporters of the ruling party last, tricked huge protests among the tail end of winter, reminded everyone of the long forgotten or distant dictators like Hitler, Stalin, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Un, Putin, Lukashenko and of course, good old Todor Zhivkov - tears grandparents edrogardata girls tetki and inspired young screens with your favorite images Borisov and Tsvetanov, passionate, nishtokazvashti speeches, promises, director, people and other choreographed dances, and of course - many highly acclaimed and popular love. The new April Plenum.Universal amnesia, which often write and that makes the mass of people to remember what happened less than three weeks ago, is perhaps one of the reasons that can be given a new mandate in the hands of GERD. Another reason is the failure of the effort to find himself and create his alternative - are all scoundrels, and that will never change, because I never look for another lift up another to lead himself, nothing that everything I can, everything I know and everything I see.Perhaps such an accusation is serious, but when most of the educated, thinking people do not go to the polls, and the rest give voice to downright spoiled parties, personalities and management models, it is difficult not to give harsher sentences for society and the way down, in which it is out.If GERD get a second term, this will be unprecedented in recent history. A government that:- Deepening economic crisis, destroys small business and give all the resources in the hands of a strange, new, powerful companies, most likely related to Emil Dimitrov or near Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB);- Nationalize the private pensions of miners to build a church in Gigintsi to dig relics and vampires and razvozva third-grade football team by plane;- Destruction of our health care system, nationalized health care reserve fund - nearly 2 billion that were reserve-guarantor of the contributions of citizens and denial of reforms and mismanagement led to chaos, further draining and worsening health. Management in which severe diseases treated with SMS campaigns;- Drain the fiscal reserve, which besides existing money flowed nationalized pension category workers and the 2 billion from the Health Insurance Fund and all, to build a 117 km highway, one hall and there is not an increase in income;- Dosasipa Agriculture, headed by Miroslav Naydenov, replacing laws with regulations that undermined the already uncompetitive our food and ran harmful Law on Forests, poured millions in subsidies and payments TIM own IP with European money;- Widen to nepopravimost chaos, corruption and criminal justice system in malignancy, further increasing its reliance on executive and provosadieto for this is that it ordered and paid;- So destroy crime that no one knew who killed Miroslava and Galevi brothers became Izbegalevi;- Adopted an extremely uneducated, the inexperienced and manipulated majority in parliament lobbying paid and frankly unconstitutional laws such as returned by KC reached unprecedented numbers throughout our history;- Buy their media comfort of taxpayers and EU funds;- Sucked a bunch of international scandals;- Give unlimited power and influence in the hands of a bank, its owner, media group and one three-letter group of Varna;- Took additional powers to local government, violating the basic principle konsitutsionen by merging central and local government;- Allow her to ruin and kadruva in parliament and opposition and abusing party subsidies;- Allow for strengthening of inter-ethnic tension thrive and use the highest to the lowest level of hate speech;- Listening to tens of thousands of people - journalists, politicians and all other citizens who potentially threatened concentrated and almost unlimited power in the hands of a few people;- Continued to use the mantra, repeated as an echo of gurus and journalists that the only alternative to BSP and GERB only they could "destroy the Communists." And the lie that Boyko is right, it will work Boyko, Boyko that will fix it. As we fine for four years, which is not bad to apologize.A government that if repeated, will lead to serious problems with democracy in the worst case to dictatorship and to dependency, poverty, unemployment, policing, fear and hatred.It's hard to fathom dictatorship, much less a hungry and poor dependence that no oil of Venezuela nor the resources of Russia, who also poured on Tsvetan Vasilev over tens and hundreds of thousands of adepts and pillars of power.It's hard to understand why no resistance against the status quo, which replace real life they had envisioned 20 years ago and why reconciliation and internal migration are acceptable resistance and labor.The fastest way to dictatorship is the path of least resistance. And when it happens, besides poor, dependent and humiliated, you will die unhappy and unfree

Най-бързият път към диктатурата e@ ГЕРБ

Точно това, което сложих в заглавие, си мислех, когато четях туитовете на хората, които отразяваха или гледаха неопределимото като форма събитие на ГЕРБ в събота в зала Арена Армеец (построена от любимите на всяка власт ГБС и кръстена на застрахователното дружество на ТИМ).

Безрезултатното от организационна гледна точка събиране на членове и симпатизанти на последната управлявала партия, подвила опашка сред огромните протести в края на зимата, напомни на всички на отдавна забравени или далечни диктатори като Хитлер, Сталин, Ким Ир Сен и Ким Чен Ун, Путин, Лукашенко и разбира се, добрия старец Тодор Живков – просълзени дядовци, едрогърди девойки, тетки и вдъхновени младежи, екрани с любимите образи на Борисов и Цветанов, пламенни, нищоказващи речи, неизпълними обещания, режисура, хора, ръченици и друга хореография, и разбира се – много, много овации и народна любов. Новият априлски пленум.

Всеобщата амнезия, за която често пиша и която кара масата хора да помнят случилото се не повече от 3 седмици назад, е може би една от причините, които могат да дадат нов мандат в ръцете на ГЕРБ. Другата причина е отказът от усилие сам да откриеш или създадеш своята алтернатива – всички са маскари и това никога няма да се промени, защото аз никога няма да потърся друг, да издигна друг, сам да застана начело, нищо, че всичко мога, всичко знам и от всичко разбирам.

Може би подобно обвинение е тежко, но когато голяма част от образованите, мислещи хора изобщо не стигат до урните, а останалите дават гласа си за откровено провалени партии, личности и управленски модели, е трудно да не издаваш тежки присъди за обществото и пътя надолу, по който е тръгнало то.

Ако ГЕРБ получи втори мандат, това ще е без прецедент в най-новата ни история. Едно управление, което:

- задълбочи икономическата криза, унищожи малкия и средния бизнес и даде целия ресурс в ръцете на странни, нови, мощни фирми, най-вероятно свързани с Емил Димитров или близки до Корпоративна търговска банка (КТБ);

- национализира личните пенсии на миньорите, за да строи църквата в Гигинци, да копае мощи и вампири и да развозва третокласен футболен отбор със самолет;

- доразруши здравна система, национализира резерва на здравната каса – почти 2 милиарда, които бяха резерв-гарант от вноските на гражданите, а отказът от реформи и некадърното управление доведе до пълен хаос, допълнително източване и влошаване на здравето на населението. Управление, при което тежките болести се лекуват със SMS кампании;

- източи фискалния резерв, в който освен заварените пари се вляха национализираните пенсии на категорийните работници и 2-та милиарда от Здравната каса и всичко това, за да се построят 117 километра магистрали, една зала и да няма нито едно увеличение на доходите;

- досъсипа земеделието, с Мирослав Найденов начело, който замени закони с регулации, които обезсилиха и без това неконкурентоспособното ни производство на храни, прокара вредния закон за горите, изсипа милиони субсидии в ТИМ и плащаше собствения си ПР с европейски пари;

- задълбочи до непоправимост хаоса, корупцията и престъпната зловредност в съдебната система, като допълнително увеличи зависимостта ѝ от изпълнителната власт, а провосъдието е за този, които си го поръча и плати;

- така унищожи престъпността, че никой не разбра кой уби Мирослава, а братя Галеви станаха Избегалеви;

- прие с изключително необразованото си, неопитно и манипулируемо мнозинство в парламента лобистки, платени и откровено антиконституционни закони, като върнатите от КС достигнаха до безпрецедентен за цялата ни история брой;

- купи си медиен комфорт с парите на данъкоплатците и с европари;

- забърка куп международни скандали;

- даде неограничена власт и влияние в ръцете на една банка, нейния собственик, група медии и на една трибуквена групировка от Варна;

- отне допълнително правомощия на местната власт, като наруши основен конситуционен принцип чрез сливане на централно и местно управление;

- позволи си да руши и кадрува в парламента и в опозицията и да злоупотребява с партийните субсидии;

- позволи задълбочаването на междуетническото напрежение, процъфтяването и употребата от най-високо до най-ниско ниво на слово на омразата;

- подслушваше десетки хиляди хора – журналисти, политици и всякакви други граждани, които потенциално биха заплашили концентрираната и почти неограничена власт в ръцете на няколко души;

- продължава да употребява мантрата, повтаряна като ехо от гурута и журналисти, че единствената алтернатива на БСП е ГЕРБ и само те могат да “унищожат комунистите”. И лъжата, че Бойко е десен, че Бойко ще даде работа, че Бойко ще ви оправи. Както вече ви оправи за 4 години, за което не е лошо да му се извините.

Едно управление, което ако се повтори, ще доведе до сериозни проблеми с демокрацията, в най-лошия случай до диктатура, както и до зависимост, бедност, безработица, полицейщина, страх и омраза.

Трудно ми е да проумея диктатурата, а още по-малко една гладна и бедна зависимост, която няма нито петрола на Венецуела, нито ресурсите на Русия, които се изсипват освен върху Цветан Василев, върху още десетки и стотици хиляди адепти и стожери на властта.

Трудно ми е да проумея защо няма съпротива срещу статуквото, което подмени истинския живот, за който мечтаехме преди 20 години и защо примирението и вътрешната емиграция са по-приемливи от съпротивлението и труда.
Най-бързият път към диктатурата е пътят на най-малкото съпротивление. А когато тя се случи, освен беден, зависим и унизен, ще умреш несвободен и нещастен.http://ba6tata4.blog.bg/