Corruption: Bulgaria's Interior Minister forced to resign over alleged organized crime links

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Roumen Petkov has been forced to resign over a scandal involving organized crime, online PressTV announced.

Petkov was accused of corruption and having links with crime bosses, and agreed to resign. He was quite adamant that his resignation was not a sign of weakness or guilt. He said it would allow Bulgaria to move forward in the fight against crime, Euronews reported.

His fall comes just as Sofia faces increasing EU pressure to deal with corruption in it's' police force, and to show that Bulgaria is serious about implementing the rule of law.

Source: Focus News Agency

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