The Specialized prosecutor’s office is investigating GERB MP Lachezar Ivanov for money laundering. This was answered by the state prosecution at the request of the Sega newspaper. The investigation comes after an inspection by the Commission for Combating Corruption and Confiscation of Illegally Acquired Property and concerns profits of the MP from the sale of shares in the amount of 1 million and 600 thousand dollars.
The prosecutor’s office has distributed a file of the Commission for Combating Corruption and Confiscation of Illegally Acquired Property and concerns profits to a supervising prosecutor. He, in turn, instituted pre-trial proceedings in the case.
At the same time, Ivanov said that he was not worried about the investigation and had not carried out any illegal activity. He said the shares he sold were acquired after consulting for a US pharmaceutical company and were sold earlier this year after their value rose on the New York Stock Exchange.
