Georgieva vows to sue alleged defamers

Commissioner will defend herself against ‘lies’ about links to organized crime and Soviet-era spying.

European Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva will not tolerate a campaign of “character assassination” waged against her “for many months” and will take the matter to court, she said in a post on Facebook Wednesday.

Georgieva was referring to Bulgarian media reports and an article published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a think tank based in the United States. In the article, Yves Kugelmann, a Switzerland-based journalist, insinuated Georgieva was not fit to run the U.N., citing rumors her family was linked to organized crime and she had been recruited by the country’s Soviet-era intelligence service.

Kugelmann concluded the “month-long investigation” did not allow for a “definitive conclusion about Ms. Georgieva’s alleged recruitment,” but said the European Commission ought to investigate the claims further.

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Georgieva said the accusations were “lies which have sought to damage me and the office in which I serve,” and promised to sue.

“Many falsehoods have been spread about me. I will pursue those who continue to spread them through the courts,” she vowed.