The District Prosecutor's Office in Plovdiv brought a traffic policeman as a defendant because on 30.09.2022, in his capacity as an official - a junior traffic inspector in the "Traffic Police" sector, he requested and received from a driver the sum of BGN 50 in order not to make him an act of administrative violation under the Road Traffic Act.

The driver reported that he was stopped by a traffic patrol after improperly crossing a street closed to traffic in Plovdiv.

According to him, the traffic police asked for the sum of BGN 50 in order not to penalize him.

He took a picture of the note before handing it over to them and then alerted law enforcement.

They caught two police officers who demanded a bribe from a driver. Employees of the "Internal Security" department reacted immediately.

On the spot, together with employees of the OD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Plovdiv, they found the same banknote in the possession of one of the two policemen from the patrol.

The other is being questioned and after witness statements will be taken into account for his complicity.

The policeman who was found with the banknote was detained for 72 hours.

The investigation is ongoing.

Plovdiv