Nexo turbulence cause tensions in the Bulgarian parliament
Nexo turbulence cause tensions in the Bulgarian parliament
The scandal around the cryptocurrency loan platform Nexo has triggered a massive word battle between the leading political parties in Bulgaria. Gerb (the party, which ruled between 2009 and 2021) claimed that democratic Bulgaria and We Continue the change entertained close relationships with the necessary company and even received considerable donations from it.
On the contrary, numerous MPs claimed that members of Gerb had intentionally started such attacks against their rivals in order to prevent them from forming an incumbent government.
Nexo creates a huge drama in Bulgaria
The platform that enables users to earn interest on crypto interludes had a hard start to the year after the Bulgarian authorities had searched their local offices. The operation was part of an investigation of alleged tax crimes and money laundering.
The investigation quickly developed into one of the main topics in the Eastern European country, while the leading political parties took them as an opportunity to harm each other.
Boiko Borisov (PM of the nation between 2009 and 2021) and other members of his Gerb party said Preserver-Spaces = "True"> in October 2021 donated 20,000 each in October 2021 Bgn to democratic Bulgaria (a large rival of the former government organization). It was known that two other employees of the crypto platform followed this example and gave away the same amount days later.
Gerb went further, vow won and remained at the top until June last year). Borisov's organization and other members of the political elite of Bulgaria also claimed that the former finance minister Asen Vasilev was part of the inner circle of Nexo and acted on behalf of the company.
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Reaction to the allegations
Members of We Continue the Change quickly refuted the allegations and claimed that the scandal was one of the PR campaigns of Gerb against his opposition.
MP Kalina Konstantinowa believes Preserver-Spaces = "True"> initiated the Nexo examination at the time when President Rumen Radev was about to Democratic Bulgaria (a close ally of We Continue the Change) to give a mandate for government formation and thus let Gerb out of the equation.
But I think people can see behind the facade that is supposed to distract from the important topic. Namely the formation of a cabinet and the test of one of the most important anti-corruption laws, that to check the General Prosecutor, "she added.
leader of the democratic Bulgaria-Hristo Ivanov- approved that his party received donations from Nexo-employees. However, he sees nothing to complain about, because the transactions have been publicly registered and reported to the Court of Auditors.
"That means to say the person who gave this money to the entire Bulgarian community who donated that something is wrong with it," he said.
Ivanov shared the attitude of Konstantinova that the efforts of the public prosecutor's office against Nexo came at the right time when the democratic Bulgaria was about to maintain a chance and enforce extensive judicial reforms:
"How exactly was Thursday in the week in which the third term is to be carried out, and it is clear that we will try to solve the question of the status of the Attorney General in the third term.
The former finance minister rejected he maintained close relationships with Nexo and that the platform we continue the change financially. The claims that Vasilev had hidden on an unknown island were also refuted when he spoke to journalists in the center of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. He also described The Nexo saga as "big media smoke" and predicted that the accused executives of the cryptocurrency platform Bulgaria could sue because of the undermining of his reputation: "The final effect of these actions, which will happen, is most likely that Bulgaria will be condemned by those whose interests that the public prosecutor attacks and that we have to pay compensation from the budget." Nexo previously claimed that the public prosecutor's measures violated the law and promised to bring the case to court. Es claims that it has complied with all guidelines to combat money laundering, but some wax dogs "take questions later". . What about Asen Vasilev?