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Plovdiv court to decide if second man charged over Filipov murder stays in custody

13.11.2026

Plovdiv regional court will decide today whether the second man charged with the murder of businessman Iliyan Filipov stays in custody.

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Plovdiv Regional Court will decide today whether the second man charged over the murder of businessman Iliyan Filipov stays in custody.

The man, 42, is charged as an accomplice. Prosecutors say he made the killing easier by giving logistical help.

Earlier: Man from Pazardzhik is second person detained over the murder of Iliyan Filipov

Filipov was killed in Plovdiv on 30 September. Slavcho Megerov is named as the alleged killer.

BNT reports that the second man charged is Atanas Dechev, known as "Jackie", who has a criminal record. He was found in Pazardzhik after a search and detained there.

Dechev was convicted in 2009 of taking part in "Monopol", a Pazardzhik gang that distributed drugs.

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