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In the last resort, BSP leader Kornelia Ninova lost the case against GERB MP Desislava Atanasova for defamation in the Technoimpex privatization case.

The Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) sentenced Ninova to pay Atanasova BGN 2,400, and GERB – BGN 1,716, representing attorney fees for the cassation proceedings.

Desislava Atanasova's lawyer in the case was Raya Nazaryan.

Cornelia Ninova filed the case in 2017. Her claim was against both Atanasova and GERB for payment of non-property damages for BGN 30,000.

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The case is about defamation, including abuse and manipulation of the opinion of official bodies.

"Atanasova was informed by a letter from the chief prosecutor that no crimes had been committed, that checks had been carried out, and yet she continued to slander and lie in public," Ninova stated in 2017.

GERB cited a letter from the chief prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov and pointed out that no reports were filed and no inspections were carried out regarding the privatization of Technoimpex, bTV reports.