A prosecutor from the Sofia District Prosecutor’s Office filed an indictment against Lena Borislavova for knowingly using false private documents. The charge is a continuing offence which, according to the prosecution, was committed on two dates in May 2021. The indictment has been submitted to the Sofia District Court, which has yet to schedule a hearing to decide whether the case will be heard on the merits.
According to the prosecution, Borislavova knowingly used documents that were given false content. The documents in question are declarations, minutes and lists of members of the Association “To Preserve Coral”, submitted to the Registry Agency in Sofia. The prosecution claims that the signatures on these documents were forged. Among the forged signatures are the names of the Chairman of the Board of the Association / A.R. / and a member of the organization / M.D. /.
According to the investigation, Borislavova used the false documents twice – on 13 May 2021 and on 14 May 2021. On the first occasion, at around 01:55, she presented the following documents to an official at the Registry Agency:
– Declaration pursuant to Article 13(4) of the Act on the Commercial Register and the Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities
– List of all members of „Let’s Keep Coral“
– Protocol for posting the invitation to the General Assembly
– Invitation to convene a General Meeting
– Minutes of the General Assembly of the Association
The next day, 14 May 2021, at around 11:45, Borislavova again submitted similar documents to the Registry Agency.
According to the prosecution, on both occasions she used a power of attorney to which a false signature had also been affixed, and this power of attorney was presented twice. According to the prosecution, the documents were used to prove that the legal relationship between K.P. and the Association „To Preserve Coral“ had been terminated. The prosecution specifies that Borislavova is not accused of preparing the false documents, but only of using them, which is also considered a crime under the Bulgarian Criminal Code.
Pre-trial proceedings were conducted in the case, during which forensic examinations were carried out to establish the authenticity of the signatures, numerous witnesses were questioned and documents and other evidence were collected. Once the indictment has been submitted to the court, the next step is an evidentiary hearing, which will determine whether the case will be admitted for trial on the merits.
If the court accepts the indictment, Borislavova will face a trial in which all the evidence in the case will be considered. If found guilty, she could face criminal liability under Bulgarian law. However, if sufficient evidence is not gathered, she could be acquitted.
The court is expected to announce the date of the first hearing soon.
