site.btaMedia Review: September 24

HEADLINES All dailies report on the detention of the long-serving mayor of Mineralni Bani and Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF) candidate in Haskovo Region, Myumyun Iskender, detained by the Haskovo prosecution service for allegedly being part of an organized crime group. The prosecution service asked the Central Election Commission (CEC) to remove Iskender's immunity as a candidate in the elections and CEC has complied with that request. This comes after a search in the offices and home of Iskender by the Counter-corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forfeiture Commission (CCUAAFC) on September 20, 2024.