The development
The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office said a possible extradition of Iva Mihaylova was inadmissible, bTV reported on 22 October. It cited Bulgarian citizenship and her health. This is a prosecution position, not an acquittal. [1]
The details
BNT reports that the court in Kochani ordered proceedings to continue in her absence. The case concerns a crash in which one person died. The two reports address different issues: transferring a person between states and determining a criminal allegation. [2]
Context
A refusal to surrender a citizen does not mean the accusation has disappeared. Equally, conducting a trial in absentia does not establish guilt in advance. Precise procedural status matters more than the political descriptions surrounding a cross-border dispute.
What comes next
The next checks are decisions by the competent authorities and the defence’s participation, rather than assumptions about the final result. Medical circumstances are mentioned only to the extent publicly reported. This news account is not individual legal advice.
