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Chelopechene trial postponed over defendant's 'depression'

Tue, Jan 20 2009 10:46 CET

byNick Iliev

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Sofia military court has delay proceedings against major Miroslav Mitov, commanding officer of the Chelopechene military base outside of Sofia, because of "the alarmingly depressed state of the accused", Dnevnik daily reported on January 20 2009.

Chelopechene became a household name in Bulgaria when it was incinerated in series of blasts that levelled the facility and caused damages to hundreds of houses close to the site on July 3 2008.

Mitov has been charged with overstepping his authority and illegal appropriation of large quantities of ammunition stored at Chelopechene base, which were in turn sold for profit. He has been charged with illegal deforestation and sale of timber, with damage exceeding 50 000 leva.

Mitov's lawyers obtained the delay of court procedings by arguing that the physical and mental condition of the defendant had seriously deteriorated. According to the report, Mitov was hospitalised due to "worry and depression". The case has been postponed for a future date, which, as of yet, has not been designated by the court.

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