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Police chief: Sorry, what murder?

Tue, Aug 19 2008 13:32 CET byPetar Kostadinov 82 Views

Krassimir Dimov, the head of the regional police department in the Black Sea town of Primorsko, told prosecutors he remembered nothing about a murder that allegedly happened in his presence, Bulgarian BGNes news agency reported on August 19 2008.

Dimov was questioned by prosecutors about the murder in a Bourgas hospital, where Dimov is currently being treated for high blood pressure.

He was admitted to the hospital after Interior Minister Mihail Mikov said on August 13 that Dimov was going to be dismissed from law enforcement because "you can't be at a crime scene and leave it soon after without taking the measures that you otherwise expect from any ordinary policeman."

Mikov referred to the murder of 23-years-old Todor Stoev in bistro Bohemi in Bourgas downtown on August 5. According to the prosecutors, Dimov was the main witness of the murder, which happened right before his eyes.

The main suspect is Evgeni Ganev, who allegedly shot Stoev. According to BGNes, Dimov and Ganev are close friends, which made Dimov leave the scene of the incident without arresting the alleged shooter.

After the incident was made public, Dimov filed his resignation, but Mikov refused to accept it and instead ordered an internal investigation against Dimov. This resulted in Dimov developing high blood pressure, which was his justification for not appearing before prosecutors for questioning. He was fined 100 leva for that.

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