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October 10 (UPI) – German police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the murder and rape of a Bulgarian journalist.
Bulgarian TV journalist Viktoria Marinova, 30, presented a program on fraud and corruption in her country, but Bulgarian authorities do not believe that murder and rape were related to her work.
Marinova had disappeared after running along the Danube in the northern city of Ruse, and later in the day, a passerby found his body.
German police arrested Bulgarian authorities Severin Krasimirov, 21, from Bulgaria near Hamburg on Tuesday.
"We have enough evidence to link this person to the crime scene," Bulgarian Interior Minister Mladen Marinov said on Wednesday.
Mladden added that "Krasimirov, a resident of Ruse, has a criminal record for scrap theft."
The chief prosecutor, Sotir Tsatsarov, said that Krasmirov was already wanted for another rape and another murder and suggested that it was a "spontaneous" attack, unrelated to his job.
Two other journalists were killed in the country of the European Union in the space of one year, fueling speculation by politicians that his assassination was linked to attacks on freedom of life. expression and to the media in Bulgaria.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has condemned the statements of politicians criticizing Bulgaria and added that he could withdraw support for Manfred Weber, who will be the next president of the European Commission because of his critical tweets on Murder case.
"In three days, I have read monstrous things about Bulgaria, none of which is true," Borissov said.
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