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Bulgarian investigator sacked for using his post to get access to his wife's phone records

Thu, Feb 25 2010 14:20 CET

byThe Sofia Echo staff

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Bulgarian investigator sacked for using his post to get access to his wife's phone records

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Mihail Zhelev, an investigator from Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna, has been dismissed from his post by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) because of abuse of power, Bulgarian-language Dnevnik daily said on February 25 2010.

In his professional capacity as an investigator, Zhelev requested one of Bulgaria’s mobile phone operators to give him the phone records of his wife.

In his request, Zhelev said that he needed the phone records because they were part of an investigation that he was working on. Following the law governing such cases, the mobile phone operators presented him with the record.

What Zheleva did, however, was to use them as evidence in his divorce case against his wife. He is now under investigation by prosecutors.

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Anonymous Expat Thu, Mar 04 2010 17:43 CET
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it is intersting for foreigners to read such stories.

I would consider it as normal and minimal reaction to dismiss such a person immediately. obviously it is not for BG otherwise it would not have made it to a news article.

very, very interesting....

for example I have heard from a person who has used 3 stamps from company for his private letters (1,5 EUR). he had only few years to retirement. he was fired immediately and charged for stealing company property. he lost all retirement pension plan... [...]

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tragic but true !
in germany just recently a secretary was fired because of eating a snack which was orderd for customers. only after huge public pressure the company withdraw the stealing charges, but she was dissmissed anyway!


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