Dimitar Balev Balev

Public record

Compiled from publications and official records as of 18.10.2026. Every statement links to its source; claims made by others are marked as such, with who makes them. Quotations in English are our translation.

Corruption and scandals

• The replacement. In October 2022 caretaker Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev announced that the director of the Plovdiv police, Senior Commissioner Dimitar Balev, would be replaced at his own request, and that Commissioner Vasil Kostadinov would take his place. The minister said they were "extremely satisfied" with his work and that "the motives are entirely personal and his request was granted by us" (our translation). — Marica, 24.10.2022
• His wife. When he was appointed head of the Plovdiv police in August 2021, 24 Chasa wrote that his wife Vesela Baleva is the PR of the new regional governor Angel Stoev, appointed by the caretaker government, "who in turn is a former head of DANS" (our translation). — 24 Chasa, 12.08.2021
• Declaration, 2022. In August 2022 Marica wrote that, according to his declaration to the anti-corruption commission (КПКОНПИ), Balev, director of the Plovdiv police, held a bank deposit of BGN 47,200 and that "his bank deposit has grown by BGN 12,000 compared with the previous declaration" (our translation). — Marica, 10.08.2022
• Declaration, 2026. According to Mediapool, Dimitar Balev, chair of the parliamentary anti-corruption committee, and his wife Vesela own a house, garage and plot in Sadovo "bought from 2022 onwards for nearly EUR 86,000 in total", and an apartment in Plovdiv (our translation). — Mediapool, 27.08.2026