Plovdiv Regional Court is hearing behind closed doors a request by prosecutors to put the second person charged over the murder of businessman Iliyan Filipov in custody, the harshest measure available. Journalists were not allowed into the courtroom.

Prosecutor Dimitar Molev told a briefing in Plovdiv yesterday that, according to prosecutors, the man helped Slavcho Megerov with logistics.

The background: Second man charged over killing of Iliyan Filipov, prosecutors seek arrest

Police detained the man on 11 November near his home in Pazardzhik. He is charged with aiding a premeditated murder. Investigators name Megerov as the person who carried out the killing. The court has yet to decide whether the man will stay in custody.

Filipov was shot dead early on 30 September in a residential building in the Hristo Smirnenski district. Megerov was arrested in Sofia the same day and is under a permanent preventive measure.

Police and prosecutors said on 6 November that the murder weapon had been found. Prosecutors say the motive was personal and linked to financial dealings.