The Court of Appeal - Sofia overturned the ruling of the Sofia City Court, by which the defendant Vasil Bozhkov's request for a change in his procedural coercion measure "Ban on leaving the Republic of Bulgaria" was granted.
In its reasoning, the court states that the defendant Bozhkov was brought to trial for serious intentional crimes, for which the sanction of "imprisonment" for more than five years is provided and that the danger of him fleeing the country has not disappeared. The court's decision is final.
On March 11, the Sofia City Court allowed businessman Vasil Bozhkov to travel abroad and lifted his ban on leaving the country.
In order to lift Bozhkov's ban, the court argued that the businessman had never been the reason for the case being postponed. It was also noted that he had always appeared in court.