QUESTIONING WITNESSES AS PART OF THE ”AIRCRAFT REPAIR” LEGAL CASE

Kumurdjiev said that he did not know about any contracts with the Russian company RSK-MiG. He participated in a working group, negotiating with Poland and in his words – the expert opinion was that the Polish factories could perform quick and quality repair of the aircraft engines.

Kumurdjiev explained that these negotiations with Poland were a real step towards decoupling Bulgarian army of Russian and Soviet equipment, as there was a NATO resolution from 2014 in this direction. The next witness is the former chief of defense - General Konstantin Popov.

There are two charges against Nenchev – that he did not carry out the contract for the aircraft engine repair with the Russian corporation MiG and that he did not confirm the investment cost project for repair and spare parts delivery. According to the prosecution Nenchev did not ensure the safety of the pilots and the aircrafts. Nenchev denied that and said that the contract with Poland was an option to help the Bulgarian aviation with a more profitable and a faster repair of the MiG aircrafts.