Boris "Bobi" Tsankov | |
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Born |
Sofia, Bulgaria | 12 August 1979
Died | 5 January 2010 Sofia, Bulgaria | (aged 30)
Nationality | Bulgarian |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, crime writer and radio personality |
Bobi Tsankov ( Bulgarian: Боби Цанков; 12 August 1979 – 5 January 2010) was a Bulgarian journalist, crime writer and radio personality, who was killed in Sofia for unclear reasons.
Boris "Bobi" Tsankov [1] was born in Sofia on 12 August 1979. [2] A controversial figure, [3] [4] in 2003 he was arrested [5] and in 2006 he was convicted for fraud. [6] He has been a host for Viva Radio. In September 2009 he started publishing a series on article on the tabloid Weekend about local crime figures. [6] On TV he claimed to be close to some of underworld bosses of Bulgaria. [7]
In November 2009 he published Secrets of the Mobsters, described as an autobiographical thriller, [5] while according to the police it was a mix of fact and fiction. [8]
In 2004 a bomb exploded in front of Tsankov's home. [9] On 5 January 2010, he was shot dead in central Sofia in broad daylight by two gunmen. He was 30 years old. Two other men were wounded: [10] [11] they were his bodyguards according to Dnevnik [6] while according to the police they were clients of the same law firm that Tsankov had previously visited. [8]
Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova [12] and Nina Ognianova of the Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the killing. [13] Mark Gray, a spokesperson for the European Commission, and EurActiv noted that shootings were a serious problem in Bulgaria. [4]
Krasimir Marinov, a suspected crime boss, was arrested and charged with incitement to murder, [14] but was later freed. Authorities were seeking also his brother Nikolai Marinov. [6] Stefan Bonev was also detained. [15] The motives of his murder remain unclear: it has been argued that it could have been related to his writings or to his frauds. [6] [16]
Boris "Bobi" Tsankov | |
---|---|
Born |
Sofia, Bulgaria | 12 August 1979
Died | 5 January 2010 Sofia, Bulgaria | (aged 30)
Nationality | Bulgarian |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, crime writer and radio personality |
Bobi Tsankov ( Bulgarian: Боби Цанков; 12 August 1979 – 5 January 2010) was a Bulgarian journalist, crime writer and radio personality, who was killed in Sofia for unclear reasons.
Boris "Bobi" Tsankov [1] was born in Sofia on 12 August 1979. [2] A controversial figure, [3] [4] in 2003 he was arrested [5] and in 2006 he was convicted for fraud. [6] He has been a host for Viva Radio. In September 2009 he started publishing a series on article on the tabloid Weekend about local crime figures. [6] On TV he claimed to be close to some of underworld bosses of Bulgaria. [7]
In November 2009 he published Secrets of the Mobsters, described as an autobiographical thriller, [5] while according to the police it was a mix of fact and fiction. [8]
In 2004 a bomb exploded in front of Tsankov's home. [9] On 5 January 2010, he was shot dead in central Sofia in broad daylight by two gunmen. He was 30 years old. Two other men were wounded: [10] [11] they were his bodyguards according to Dnevnik [6] while according to the police they were clients of the same law firm that Tsankov had previously visited. [8]
Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova [12] and Nina Ognianova of the Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the killing. [13] Mark Gray, a spokesperson for the European Commission, and EurActiv noted that shootings were a serious problem in Bulgaria. [4]
Krasimir Marinov, a suspected crime boss, was arrested and charged with incitement to murder, [14] but was later freed. Authorities were seeking also his brother Nikolai Marinov. [6] Stefan Bonev was also detained. [15] The motives of his murder remain unclear: it has been argued that it could have been related to his writings or to his frauds. [6] [16]