The final judgment in your case must be based on evidence. The prosecution must gather enough evidence to prove your guilt to the court.
The Bulgarian criminal procedure distinguishes between evidence, which are the facts and the physical objects, connected with the circumstances of the case, evidentiary means, which are used to reproduce the evidence in the criminal proceedings and means of proof. There are many different types of evidence, evidentiary means and means of proof: written documents, video or audio recordings, data files, witness statements, the statements of an expert or other competent institution, as well as physical evidence.
You are also allowed to present your evidence and call your witnesses to the court. You must have an equal opportunity with the prosecution to present your evidence.
Evidence presented to the court must be relevant to your case and obtained legally. Evidence obtained by torture or threats to life or health to you or any other person cannot be used in court.
Your right to a fair trial might be violated if these requirements are not followed.