The Bulgarian government has lost another high-profile case against suspected mafia bosses despite a pledge to stamp out organised crime.
A provincial court near Sofia has acquitted two controversial businessmen charged with running an extortion racket and has issued lenient sentences to a handful of their associates.
Following judge Miroslav Nachev's verdict in the western town of Kyustendil, key witnesses against the defendants Plamen Galev and Angel Hristov said they were afr...
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