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Bulgaria to reclaim forest from former PM

Fri, Aug 07 2009 16:44 CET

byRene Beekman

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Bulgaria to reclaim forest from former PM

Hunting cabin Саръгьол (Sarugyol) in the Rila National Park, property of Saxe-Coburgh

Photo: Anelia Nikolova

Bulgaria's State Forestry Agency (SFA) is to launch legal proceedings to reclaim 1200 ha of forest from former prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg.

Head of the SFA, Georgi Kostov was quoted by Bulgarian daily Standard as saying "we will consult with legal offices and do our best to reclaim the land. We will test the notary documents of 1930."

The SFA intended to prove that the notary act of the Bulgarian royal family was invalid and in violation of the law at the time it was issued.

Additionally, as some of the restituted forest was part of the Rila National Park, pursuant existing legislation, this territory could not be private property, Standard said.

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Anonymous Vladislav Mon, Aug 10 2009 16:10 CET
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Tsar Simeon was not even born in 1930. Good Tsar Boris reigned then. If Old Lady is "old" she should remember this and be less vitriolic.

Anonymous old lady Sat, Aug 08 2009 19:22 CET
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At last! It was about time to question the avarice of Simeoncho!


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