ECHR Rules in Favor of Elena Yoncheva, Orders Bulgaria to Pay Compensation

Bulgarian MEP Elena Yoncheva has won her case against Bulgaria at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, which ruled that the Bulgarian prosecutor’s office violated her presumption of innocence when it publicly announced charges against her. The court found that the prosecutor's office violated her rights and ordered Bulgaria to pay her compensation.

The case dates back to 2019, when the now-dissolved specialized prosecutor’s office accused Yoncheva of money laundering involving funds allegedly siphoned from the Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB), which collapsed in 2014....