2024-02-16 10:30:54
The verdict for the murder of the 32-year-old border policeman Petar Bachvarov has been appealed. This was announced by his father Dimitar Bachvarov.
The decision was appealed by the official defenders of the brothers Engin and Mustafa Erguvan. On February 6, Engin received a life sentence for the murder of Petar Bachvarov, 12 years for the attempted murder of the serviceman Rashko Rashkov, and 6 months for the damage caused to the property of the Ministry of the Interior. His brother Mustafa, who was with him, received a suspended sentence.
The decision was subject to appeal within 7 days, which was done, reports BNT. From now on, the higher instance of the Turkish court will have to decide whether there are procedural violations.
The 32-year-old employee of the Ministry of the Interior was shot with one bullet in the head right next to the furrow of the Bulgarian-Turkish border around 20.40 on 7 November 2022 while on duty. Together with their colleague, they discover a breach in the border fence. The two got out of the car they were traveling in, and at that moment, shots were fired at them from Turkish territory. The border policeman was killed with the first shot to the head, and the serviceman managed to hide behind the car and returned fire. Then the shooters ran away. The brothers Engin and Mustafa Erguvan were accused of the murder.