Borisov was detained on March 17th and spent about a day under arrest, while his house was searched.

Borisov later stated that no investigative actions were carried out with him and evidence of guilt was never presented during the time he was under arrest, and nothing was found after the search.

The court previously noted that at the time of Borisov’s arrest, not a single adequate piece of evidence was collected showing his alleged involvement in the crime of extortion.

The court ruling indicates that the arrest warrant does not meet the standards of legality and lacks factual basis.

According to defense lawyer Menko Menkov, the entire story can be seen as political repression, and pointed out serious violations of current legislation in the case, including the right to legal defense.

The press service of the Ministry of the Interior announced Borisov’s arrest as part of a large-scale police operation in connection with the investigation of 120 cases of abuse of European funds by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Bulgaria, although it later clarified that Borisov was arrested for a case of extortion.

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