Bulgarian former PM Boyko Borissov released from custody without charge

Boyko Borissov walks out of the police department in Sofia where he was detained for 24 hours (Milena Stoykova/Bulfoto via AP)

A prosecutor’s decision to release Bulgaria’s former prime minister, Boyko Borissov, from custody without pressing any corruption charges against him prompted sharp criticism Saturday from Bulgaria’s government.

“We are faced with just the next sabotage on the part of the prosecution headed by (chief prosecutor) Ivan Geshev,” Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said at a briefing after midnight on Saturday.