Vice-President of European Olympic Committee assassinated

In Sofia, as a result of a gunshot wound to the head, Vice-President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, President of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation and businessman Slavi Binev died.

This was announced by Acting Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country Lubomir Nikolov during a briefing. According to him, the signal about the incident was received by law enforcement agencies at 10:18 Moscow time.

In connection with the murder detained three suspects — two citizens of Turkey and a citizen of Bulgaria. Police also found the weapon. At the moment, the main version that investigators are working on is a financial dispute between business partners. The investigation into the circumstances of the incident continues.

It is known that Slavi Binev was 60 years old, in addition to the post of Vice-President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, he served as First Vice-President of the European Taekwondo Union.

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