Fired, arrested, accused: Corrupt beats have laid out with the wrong ones.
Two Bulgarian officials are said to have asked for bribes from the truck drivers who transported equipment for the concert by Robbie Williams in Sofia. However, without success: the drivers filed a complaint – and this has reached the top level.
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The Minister of Transport intervenes
As “Spiegel” reported, the Bulgarian Minister of Transport Grosdan Karadschow intervened and told the local media that the two officials had been released. Prosecutor Desislawa Petrowa added that they were arrested and accused.
According to the media, the incident occurred on Thursday. According to the Bulgarian news agency BTA, which quotes the Ministry of Transport, the two officials are said to have used the tachos of the trucks as an excuse for the control. In total, four truck drivers affected are said to have been, two of them are said to have paid the bribes-a total of around 500 euros.
By translator app to the bribe
As the police representative Ljubomir Nikolow announced, according to AFP, the British truck drivers at first did not understand what the officials wanted from them. So the two corrupt officials are said to have used the translation function of their cell phone and asked the drivers to go to a ATM.
Concert took place without delay
Despite the adventures of his drivers, nothing stood in the way of the concert by Robbie Williams in Bulgaria’s capital. In social networks, someone joked, “Robbie Williams is more successful in combating corruption than the Bulgarian authorities”.
Robbie Williams: Releasing mining change
Robbie Williams recently postponed the release of his new album Britpop. Actually planned for October 10, the 15th studio album of the British singer is now to be released on February 6, 2026.
The shifting of the album caused speculation among fans. A possible reason that was discussed in social networks is Taylor Swift’s LP release. Her new album The Life of A Showgirl will be released on October 3 and could take the top positions of the charts for several weeks. Didn’t Williams’ team want to expose himself to the competitive pressure? However, it is not officially confirmed.