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Deputies to discuss a draft decision to establish a Temporary Commission to establish all facts and circumstances regarding the activities of Nexo and its related companies.

This is provided for in the weekly draft program published on the Parliament's website.

Desislava Atanasova introduced the draft decision

Desislava Atanasova was born on October 8, 1978 in Dulovo.

He is a lawyer by profession.

She graduated in law from GERB-SDS and a group of people's representatives.

The company's name was associated with the names of former and current MPs, as well as with the funding of parliamentaryly represented political forces.

The two detained by Nexo are at liberty

The request for a commission of inquiry is in connection with carrying out potential illegal activity, including connections with persons and structures financing terrorism and organized crime, as well as the financing of political parties in Bulgaria, states the submitted draft decision.

Late last night, the DB announced that they would support the creation of the commission, and together with that they revealed that 15 of the donors to "Movement Yes Bulgaria" are employees of Nexo.

They donated a total of BGN 199,999 last year and almost as much for 2021, the party announced.

Denkov: Nexo has not financed any campaign of "We continue the change".

According to their records, some of these donors are party members, founders and activists.

The Sofia office of cryptolender Nexo was searched last week by Bulgarian police as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering and tax crimes.

More than 300 police officers, prosecutors and national security agents participated in the operation, announced Siika Mileva, spokesperson of the Prosecutor General of Bulgaria.

Authorities are investigating the London-based company Nexo on suspicion of money laundering, tax crimes and crimes related to unlicensed banking activities, she said, adding that for now the investigation is limited to Bulgaria.

The investigation in Bulgaria comes about four months after regulators in eight US states issued shutdown orders to Nexo, alleging the company offered interest-earning accounts without registering the investment products as securities, Bloomberg reports.

Last month, Nexo said it planned to phase out its US products and services, citing a "lack of regulatory clarity".

Police searched a total of 15 addresses associated with the company, Mileva said.

Antoni Trenchev, co-founder of Nexo and a former MP, told Bloomberg: "This is a coordinated attack

"Ataka" party was created on April 17, 2005 in Sofia, officially registered in Sofia, as is evident from the absurd claims," ​​writes Nova TV.

The company's global platforms have generated a total turnover of $94 billion over the past five years.

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