Viktoria Marinova

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Viktorija Marinowa ( Bulgarian Виктория Маринова ; * 1988 in Russe , Bulgaria ; † before October 6, 2018 ibid.) Was a Bulgarian investigative journalist and television presenter.

Life

Viktoria Marinova was the head of the regional television channel TVN. She was found on October 6, 2018, apparently raped and murdered, on the banks of the Danube . Marinowa had previously reported abuse of EU subsidies in Romania . After Daphne Caruana Galizia and Ján Kuciak , she is the third person in the field of investigative journalism to be murdered in Europe within a year. The EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans tweeted : "Another courageous journalist has died fighting for truth and against corruption".

At noon on October 9, 2018, Bulgarian authorities informed the German police that a suspicious Bulgarian named Severin K. was probably staying with close relatives in Germany. A few hours later he was arrested in Stade . The suspect made a partial confession. He said he was drunk and used drugs at the time of the crime.

Viktorija Marinowa parted ways with Sliven Maximov in spring 2018. She leaves behind a seven-year-old daughter.

Funeral service and conviction of the murderer

On October 12, 2018 , a memorial service was held in the Sweta Troiza Cathedral in Rousse, Marinova's hometown. Hundreds of people took part, including relatives, colleagues and people who had not known Marinowa personally.

In April 2019, the perpetrator was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bulgarian TV host Victoria Marinova raped and killed. Committee for the Protection of Journalists , October 7, 2018, accessed October 9, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Viktoria Marinowa: Who is behind the murder of the Bulgarian journalist? FAZ , October 8, 2018, accessed October 9, 2018 .
  3. ^ A b Florian Hassel: Journalist Viktoria Marinowa: Strangled, raped, murdered. Süddeutsche Zeitung , October 8, 2018, accessed on October 9, 2018 .
  4. ↑ spiegel.de October 10, 2018: Alleged murderer could be extradited quickly
  5. ↑ FAZ.net October 12, 2018
  6. ↑ spiegel.de October 10, 2018: The anger after the crime
  7. ↑ Murdered journalist Marinowa: perpetrator sentenced to 30 years imprisonment , sueddeutsche.de, April 23, 2019, accessed on June 21, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Marinova, Viktoria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Маринова, Виктория (Bulgarian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bulgarian investigative journalist and television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Russian , Bulgaria
DATE OF DEATH before October 6, 2018
Place of death Russian , Bulgaria