December 2 – Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv have confirmed that the membership’s proprietor Anton Zingarevich (pictured) has been issued with a authorities ban on getting into the nation for a interval of ten years. The membership stated that the Bulgarian authorities had confirmed the ban, however didn’t give any causes for the choice.
In an official assertion, the membership stated: “In a letter obtained on November 29, 2024, 4 weeks after our official inquiry, the Chairman of The State Company for Nationwide Safety (SANS), Mr. Plamen Tonchev, confirmed the information that the president of PFC Botev Plovdiv, Mr. Anton Zingarevich, has been included in a listing of foreigners deemed undesirable to be within the nation pursuant to Artwork. 21a, para. 1 of the Regulation on Foreigners within the Republic of Bulgaria for a interval of 10 (ten) years. In his letter, Mr. Tonchev states that the inclusion of Mr. Zingarevich within the checklist in query was on his initiative, however doesn’t point out the explanations for this determination.”
In accordance with Bulgarian laws, a overseas citizen will be banned from residing within the nation on 28 totally different grounds.
“After rigorously reviewing every of the grounds for refusal, we didn’t acknowledge Mr. Zingarevich in any of them. The letter of the Chairman of the Nationwide Company for Nationwide Safety raises extra questions than it solutions. It’s not clear in what manner and with what actions Mr. Zingarevich attracted the eye of the SANS and what particular authorized foundation gave the Chairman of the State Company for Nationwide Safety the chance to impose such a extreme restrictive measure. How and in what manner did the details about the inclusion of Mr. Zingarevich turn out to be identified to the media, since Mr. Zingarevich himself was not conscious of this? We draw your consideration to the truth that Mr. Zingarevich has been deemed undesirable for a interval of 10 years,” continued the membership.
“It’s not clear how and on what grounds this era was decided, on condition that the availability of Artwork. 21a, para. 1 of the Regulation on foreigners within the Republic of Bulgaria doesn’t comprise a interval for imposing this measure. We’ll proceed to ask questions of the establishments and can use all means permitted by legislation to seek out out the explanations for limiting Mr. Zingarevich’s rights. Since we’re satisfied that such causes are both absent or irrelevant to the character and actions of Mr. Zingarevich, we are going to make each effort to make them public.”
Zingarevich issued his personal assertion saying: “My need to proceed to take care of the well-being of PFC Botev stays unchanged, as I’ve adopted the trigger in ‘yellow and black’ as my very own. I specific my immense gratitude to all of you for the help you’ve offered, which you proceed to specific publicly. I don’t perceive and can’t agree with the strategies by which people unknown to me clearly need me to be eliminated, giving up my everlasting funding intentions.
“I guarantee you that I cannot permit this to occur. I imagine that you’re all absolutely conscious that I’m not and can’t be a ‘risk to nationwide safety’ in a rustic wherein I make investments my private funds, supporting and growing one of many sports activities emblems of Bulgaria.”
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