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The prosecutor general's investigation mechanism, which was adopted on Friday by MPs, is not operational.

This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the legal committee in the National Assembly, the deputy from GERB

GERB is a center-right populist, conservative and pro-European political party in Radomir Cholakov in the show "Offensive" on Nova News.

"We voted for him as a political sign, because at the moment the biggest intrigue is who is against Krum Zarkov's judicial reform.

Anyone who is against it is a mafia," he clarified.

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Cholakov explained that there was a large public discussion on the proposals of Justice Minister Krum Zarkov.

The first meeting of the Legal Commission was held on January 11, and it was attended by all the biggest lawyers in Bulgaria.

"SCC with a 23-page opinion, SCC, Supreme Bar Council.

The opinion of all institutions is that this law cannot do the job," stated Cholakov.

He also questioned why the law was introduced only on December 30.

"The opinion of all institutions is that there are many unconstitutional texts.

This insistence that we have to pass it in 2 days begins to lead me to think that someone did not want this law not to be passed and is looking for a culprit.

And that the culprit is the parliament", said Cholakov.

Yesterday, the whistleblower law was passed in second reading.

"It was introduced in October, at first reading we accepted it as a political gesture.

But on second reading, the chamber rejected it.

I don't mean to be harsh, but it was rather clumsily written and had all the hallmarks of a bat.

Returned to legal committee.

Then Minister Zarkov went around all the studios again, said how we are sabotaging the judicial reform and we said we will rewrite it.

I edited it on the afternoon of December 31st.

On January 5th, we resubmitted it revised.

It went through two readings in the Commission and yesterday the National Assembly adopted it without debate in two readings, with consensus," said Cholakov.

He commented that the Investigation is actually subordinated to the Prosecutor's Office, but according to the Constitution, the court, the investigation and the Prosecutor's Office should be three independent bodies.

Cholakov accused Hristo Ivanov of a disturbed balance. 

"The referendum is a hybrid attack against Bulgarian democracy," said Cholakov.

He expects GERD

GERB is a center-right populist, conservative and pro-European political party in being the first political force after the elections.

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Attorney General

Radomir Cholakov