Bulgaria Releases Ex-Premier Without Charges After Night in Jail
- Borissov, ex-minister detained in investigation of extortion
- Borissov ran EU’s poorest country for years until April
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Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov was released from custody Friday after being held for almost 24 hours in a corruption investigation.
Prosecutors didn’t file charges or request an extended arrest for Borissov, who fell from power last year after leading the European Union’s poorest country for more than a decade until last April. The former premier, who leads the center-right Gerb party, was detained late Thursday along with his former finance minister, Vladislav Goranov, and his media adviser, Sevdelina Arnaudova, after authorities searched their homes.