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Bulgaria's former intelligence chief Kircho Kirov was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Friday for misappropriation of public funds and violations of financial discipline, prosecutors said. Kirov, convicted for misappropriating nearly 5 million levs ($ 2.8 million) and filing for more than 1,000
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Kirov denied the allegations, claiming the prosecution was politically motivated.
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