A Bulgarian sports official and former member of European Parliament shot dead
Police said three suspects were detained after the killing of Slavi Binev, a former European Parliament member and taekwondo leader.
- On Saturday, Slavi Binev, head of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation, was shot dead at his home in Sofia after police received a gunfire report around 10:30 a.m.
- Top police officer Lyubomir Nikolov reported three suspects were detained on a highway outside Sofia, with two holding Turkish citizenship and the third carrying a Bulgarian ID card.
- Authorities confirmed the suspects were armed, though Nikolov offered no motive, as the shooting coincided with a heated campaign for Sunday's presidential elections.
- Local media reports linked Slavi Binev to 1990s entertainment venues allegedly involved in prostitution, drugs, and trafficking of stolen cars; during that decade, mafia-style killings of public figures were common in Bulgaria.
- Slavi Binev, 60, had transitioned from a successful Taekwondo career to politics, serving in the National Assembly and European Parliament on nationalist party tickets.
55 Articles
55 Articles
The head of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation and vice-president of the European Taekwondo Union was killed today in his home in Sofia, the police reported.
The sports leader also participated in collecting defense funds in the 1990s.
BULGARIAN businessman and politician Slavi Binev was murdered in his home in Sofia. Binev was a former MEP, athlete and businessman with connections to crime.
In Sofia, the 60-year-old Vice-President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, the President of the Bulgarian Federation of Taekwondo and businessman Slavi Binev were shot in the head and three people were arrested by the law enforcement authorities on suspicion of having committed the crime: one Bulgarian citizen and two Turkish citizens; TASS. The Acting Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lubomir Nikolav, reported that the inci…
The businessman and Bulgarian politician Slavi Binev was shot dead at his home in Pavlovo district of Sofia, police starting an investigation and an operation to identify those responsible, according to the Bulgarian press. The Ministry of Internal Affairs received a referral on the murder just before 10:30 a.m., and emergency medical services received...
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
