Anyway on
Facebook Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou writes as follows:
Another court completed in Sofia another real fight & justice (not like social media "activists" who most are part of corruption) against corruption and criminality in sports. 400,000 euros from those stolen from the Bulgarian chess players & State (only in 2014) have to be returned and that time will be charged and the responsible individuals. New bomb documents in the ECU capacity. The story is deep all the partners in the crime will be revealed one by one by the authorities. We will not stop till the millions stolen will be returned to their owners and the chess community and all involved (and those who still covered them) will stop to operate in chess.
A commentor adds:
Danailov corruptions were the worst in the history of chess. I congratulate ECU management to be decisive and strong in this matter. But still there is more to be done...
As the commentor is one Ali Nihat Yazici he may not be the most neutral of observers, but Mr Tsorbatzoglou appends a
news story to his Facebook entry, which may be worth reading. It's in Bulgarian, in which language I can count up to ten, say good day, good night and "cheers!", so I have relied entirely on Google Translate.
Matt with 730 thousand leva for the former Chess boss
The abuses are during the time of the Federation's president Silvio Danailov
The previous leadership of the Bulgarian Chess Federation will have to pay a total of 730 281, 60 BGN. The organization has spent at least BGN 684 540 in the period 2011-2014, the Sofia City Court has decided in a case filed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Then the head of the headquarters was Silvio Danailov.
By decision of 04.01.2019, the Sofia City Court as first instance in the case ordered the Bulgarian Chess Federation to refund to the Ministry the sum of BGN 395 468 granted for the organization and holding of the European Individual Women's Championship in Plovdiv in 2014. In addition, 289 072 BGN will be refunded for the European Individual Men's and Women's Chess Cups in Albena and Golden Sands in 2014.
As early as last year, inspections by the State Financial Inspection Agency and the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (IMS) have detected unlawful spending of more than BGN 2 million in the period 2011-2014, which has led to the refusal to renew its license.
The Bulgarian Chess Federation has been ordered to pay court fees in the amount of BGN 45 741.60. The Ministry has secured its claim through a foreclosure on a property of the Federation in Sofia. Thus, the total amount for returning to the state and covering the costs of the case amounts to BGN 730,281.60.
The chairman of the court panel has undoubtedly found that there are proven "accounting irregularities" with the defendant, submission of copies of invoices and payment documents "for the benefit of the legitimate international sports federation - the Swiss law association / European Chess Union / , and his fake clone with a similar company, a limited liability company, which is registered in the offshore area of Delaware State, USA. "
"The transfer of the amount of a company to an offshore area is obviously for the purpose of misappropriation, as is confirmed by the decision of the Sporting Arbitration Court", motivates its decision with the Sofia City Court. He ignores Silvio Danailov's testimony because he considers him an "interested person, since the financial misappropriation of the case occurred at a time when he was the president of both the defendant and the ECS and the actions of the same there is evidence that they are subject to pending criminal investigations. "
In view of the evidence and motivation of the court panel of the Sofia City Court, the claims of the said federation are refunded.
At present, a license for carrying out a sports activity is owned by another organization - Bulgarian Chess Federation 1928.
Nothing presently on Danailov's Twitter account, which seems to be mostly devoted to bitcoin these days.
