His claim to have defended the independence of the judiciary flies in the face of the chronology of his own rise. He himself took office under the direct dictate of the political forces against which he is today at war. His current complaints of pressure in the cases against Boyko Borisov are only perplexing. The lack of principle is evident from the years in which the Barcelonagate and Bullion investigations floundered under his leadership.
Only when the political conjuncture shook his chair did Geshev recognize the existence of “laws against man.” His insight that the institution was “squatting” before the politicians was a full term too late. The reality shows that the prosecutor’s office has not lost its independence today. It has been operating as a private joint-stock company since the time he and his successor turned it into an instrument of influence.
The mythology of Pepi Euroto and the “Israeli generals”
The former attorney general’s attempt to downplay the Eight Dwarfs scandal is a logical extension of his survival strategy. He defined Petyo Petrov – the Euro as a simple “symptom” and “mythology”. However, this does not explain his personal “professional communication” with people from the underworld of the judiciary, which dates back to the 1990s.
His speculations about the assassination attempt with a “targeted explosion” seem even more untenable. After the complete collapse of the version of the “child in the back seat”, Geshev sought international legitimation through stories about mysterious Israeli generals. This attempt to give a Hollywood gloss to a poorly staged spectacle does not, however, change the fact that the investigation found no real threat to his life.
The former number one accuser now has a new target in the person of Vanya Stefanova. Even before she assumed her duties, Geshev placed her in the category of “bent”. This rhetoric is typical of his style – anyone who is not part of his personal camp automatically becomes a hostage to political interests. Geshev presents himself as a victim of the “assembly”, but misses a key fact. It was his actions that led to today’s management mutation. Today, he expresses dissatisfaction with the way others distribute the “pie” of power. However, he omits the fact that for a long time he himself was the master confectioner of this system.
Today’s appearances of the former attorney general can hardly fool the public. His efforts to regroup politically through a new formation are just another episode in the endless transition. The paradox is complete, the man whose vocation was to put criminals in prison is now content with the role of a TV fortune teller. He prophesied the end of a system in the construction and destruction of which he took an active part.
