Pazardzhik: Court Remands Stoyan Kolev in Custody

The district court in Pazardzhik ordered detention in custody for Stoyan Kolev following the prosecutor's request to replace house arrest. In the case, he is being treated as a defendant on charges of driving after using cocaine, with additional accusations of hooligan actions on the Trakia highway and in the Court building during the review of the initial measure.

Kolev did not appear today at the court hearing, and the court informed that his whereabouts have not been established since August 24. Available data indicate that the defendant has already violated his imposed house arrest by leaving the address where he was supposed to comply with the measure. In his TikTok posts he claimed that he was abroad, and today again stated on the social network that he would return to the country.

The investigation has also established repeated violations of the conditions of the house arrest, which was to be served at a specific address. The court concluded that such violations are a signal of evasion and make it impossible to continue the measure of house arrest. Therefore, a detention in custody was chosen as the only appropriate heavier measure.

The order may be appealed or protested before the Pazardzhik District Court within seven days, and it is subject to immediate execution once Stoyan Kolev is identified.

Source: БНР Новини