February 11 (BTA) - The prosecuting magistracy Thursday sent to the Interior Ministry the media publications provided by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov about 19 persons claimed to have committed serious criminal and economic offences, the prosecution service said Friday. The list was sent in order to obtain full information about these individuals, as well as about any actions taken by the law enforcement bodies in accordance with their powers.

The prosecution service also said that the journalists who authored the publications, will not be summoned regarding the contents of their articles.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Petkov went to the Supreme Cassation Prosecution Office (SCPO)  to be questioned about names he had mentioned during his meeting with Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev on February 4. Petkov told journalists that he was bringing a list of 19 well-known names of alleged perpetrators of serious criminal and economic offences. Petkov added that these names had never been heard officially by the SCPO, and according to him, had only been spoken of in corridors and journalistic investigations.

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