Meeting-Discussion on The Major Functions of The Prosecution

Friday, 19 April 2013 11:35

The Themis Union for Judicial Development organized a public discussion by the participation of Penka Bogdanova, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of Bulgaria, Nikolai Georgiev, Prosecutor of the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria and Bozhidar Dzhambazov, Deputy City-Prosecutor of Sofia. The meeting of magistrates with students was held at the Ceremonial Hall of the university.

The meeting-discussion on the Major Functions of the Prosecution was opened by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Valchin Daskalov, Vice-Dean of the Legal Faculty. Being a lawyer is a destiny and way of life, way of thinking, pointed out the Vice-Dean.

Deputy Chief Prosecutor Penka Bogdanova, Nikolai Georgiev and Bozhidar Dzhambazov (on the right)

Penka Bogdanova acquainted the audience with the prosecution structure. She commented the autonomy of the three branches of government and the necessity of inter action between them. She also emphasized on the protection of the citizen rights and strict observation of the rule of law in the country. In a dialogue form – by questions from the lecturers and answers from the students – were specified concepts, legislation, interpretations.  

The Prosecutor Dzhambazov spoke about the ways and conditions for conduction of a certain case and presented also statistical data about the number and effectiveness of cases seized by the Prosecutor`s Office in the recent years.

The Prosecutor Georgiev outlined an optimistic version for dealing with the crime in the country requiring an effective interaction between the competent bodies and active citizens.

Future lawyers

The lecturers shared with the future lawyers cases from their long standing professional experience. They appealed the students to educate and improve themselves and outlined also their responsiveness to the young civil society facing with challenging opportunities.

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