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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Bulgaria ex-PM Borissov remains in custody after EU probes

Dimitar Kyosemarliev

Bulgarian ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov remained in custody on Friday following corruption investigations by European Union prosecutors as his supporters took to the streets to protest his detention.

The Interior Ministry said late Thursday that Borissov was being detained for 24 hours in a nationwide police operation that also targeted other former officials.

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