A second man has been charged with the premeditated murder of businessman Iliyan Filipov. Prosecutor Dimitar Molev told a briefing in Plovdiv that, according to prosecutors, the man helped Slavcho Megerov with logistics.
The man was arrested at a residence near his home in Pazardzhik, said Vasil Kostadinov, head of the Plovdiv regional police directorate. He was detained yesterday for up to 72 hours as an accomplice of Megerov, and his wife was questioned and released. Tomorrow the regional prosecutor's office will ask the court to hold him in custody.
How it all started: Pazardzhik man is second person held over killing of Iliyan Filipov
Molev declined to say what role the man played. Only the two men have been charged, and no one else is being sought.
The prosecutor said there is no doubt that Megerov carried out the killing. The weapon has been found, and an expert examination conclusively shows it was used to kill Filipov. Molev also said there is a link between the weapon and the perpetrator. Megerov is already in custody.
The two accused have known each other for a long time, Molev said. Kostadinov added that the man has many past offences, and in 2009 he was convicted of taking part in the organised crime group "Monopol", which distributed drugs.