WORLD : Bulgaria’s Ex-Leader Jailed
Todor Zhivkov, whose word was law in Bulgaria for 35 years, has been moved from house arrest to a prison for people accused of murder and other major crimes, the chief prosecutor’s office said today.
A statement carried by the official news agency BTA said Zhivkov, ousted as Communist Party chief Nov. 10, was being questioned.
The 78-year-old former leader already has been charged with misappropriating state property, inciting ethnic hostility and abuse of power. Misuse of state property, the most serious charge, carries a maximum penalty of 30 years.
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