Stoyan Kolev will stay in custody. Pazardzhik District Court refused to swap his detention for bail.

The case against the Burgas TikToker was put off until November 23 after he changed lawyers. Kristian Mirchev now represents him, replacing Tervel Raev.

Mirchev asked for more time to go through the case file and the evidence. Judge Snezhana Stoyanova agreed, and the preliminary hearing did not go ahead.

Kolev asked for a lighter measure. He said he must be free to take urgent steps because of his health.

Prosecutor Boris Petkov opposed this. He said there are no new circumstances that justify a change, and that Kolev has run away from house arrest.

Kolev called what happened a violation and put it down to temporary paranoia. He said he regrets his behaviour.