After a transition period from communism to democracy Bulgaria and Romania are still struggling with the legacy of the communist time intelligence services, New York Times reported.
Opening of the intelligence classified archives already resulted in a death threat in Romania and a suicide in Bulgaria, the report said.
“Unbroken silence on several unsolved murders provide clues to the continued presence of the secret services today,” NYT reported.
Only few former agents have so far been identified in Romania. New Cabinets both in Romania and Bulgaria have shown willingness to deal with the classified information and make it publicly available.
Yet, a number of incidents occurred since the procedures were launched, NYT reported. Head of the secret services archive in Bulgaria Bozhidar Doichev committed suicide in November.
“His death was ruled a suicide, but many people have linked it to efforts by some in the government to identify public figures who worked with the country’s former Committee for State Security,” the report said.
Bulgarian classified archives are thought to contain information on murder attempts and other shady activities of the communist intelligence.
