It is time for politics to be "expelled" from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This is what the former director of the National Police Service, General Vasil Vassilev, said in the "Offensive" program regarding the possible "police umbrella" over the driver who caused the serious accident with a victim on the Ring Road in Sofia. 

"Every power comes, removes the heads of the ministry and appoints others.

At one point, the Ministry of the Interior becomes a beehive, no one knows what is happening there.

The big bosses - the district directors - have no authority.

There are places where they don't know them.

The old structure must be returned," he explained. 

The policemen accused of "umbrella" over Ljubenov may not be charged

"For me, Dimitar Ljubenov is an ordinary criminal who may have given a bribe and should be tried.

No one gets drunk and takes drugs without wanting to.

I agree with the Prosecutor General that there have been decades of problems in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

First, it needs to be seen if the area of ​​the police car was there.

All patrol cars are equipped with GPS systems, and the officer on duty must always know where the car is.

However, the control is zero", the general is categorical.

He defined 5 principles that must be observed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs - selection, education, training and discipline of personnel, and only after that is control.

"If just one of these things is not observed, the system begins to break down.

Control can come from the authorities, the superiors and from the citizens themselves.

Years ago, when they were recruiting me, they did extensive research.

There was nothing they didn't know about you.

At 6 months, they watched how you lived and what you did.

There was discipline," said Vasil Vassilev.