Lecture by Senior Commissioner Vladimir Marinov at BFU

Senior Commissioner Vladimir Marinov, a long-serving official of the Ministry of Interior and Director of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior (ODMVR) – Burgas from 2024 to 2026, conducted a seminar session with fifth-year law students at the Center for Legal Sciences of the Burgas Free University.

During the meeting, he familiarized the future lawyers with the structure, organization, and functions of the Ministry of Interior, sharing his professional experience from the leadership positions he held within the Ministry of Interior system and the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDBOP).

The students showed particular interest in his account of the investigation into the terrorist attack at Sarafovo Airport on July 18, 2012. In his capacity as Head of the Counter-Organized Crime Department in Burgas at the time, he was directly involved in leading the investigation. Marinov presented the main stages of the investigation, the actions taken to identify the perpetrators, and the challenges faced by the investigative authorities.

Special attention was paid to international cooperation during the investigation. Senior Commissioner Marinov shared his insights from working jointly with representatives of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). For his contribution to uncovering the perpetrators of the attack, he was awarded a certificate of honor by the State of Israel.

The meeting provided students with an opportunity to learn about the real-world challenges of investigating serious crimes of an international nature and the importance of cooperation between national and foreign competent authorities.