The former Minister of Justice in the "Saxe-Coburg-Gotha" cabinet Anton Stankov has been nominated for the position of Ombudsman. This was confirmed to BTA by the press center of the National Assembly.
The proposal was submitted on March 7 on behalf of the Non-profit Association for Public Benefit "Association Bulgarian School of Politics Dimitar Panitsa".
Nominations for public defender will be submitted in writing to the Commission for Direct Participation of Citizens, Complaints and Interaction with Civil Society within 28 days of the adoption of the procedural rules.
The rules were adopted on February 13.
At that time, the deputies noted that proposals can be made by members of parliament, parliamentary groups and non-profit legal entities for public benefit. They are submitted in writing to the parliamentary committee through the Speaker of the National Assembly.