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Bulgarians Protest Against Detention Of Varna Mayor On Corruption Charges
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Following the arrest of four opposition politicians, tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets in Bulgaria. They fear that the country could once again move toward autocracy – and that even more undesirable local politicians are in the authorities' sights. By O. Soos.
Garvan Walshe: Selective prosecutions of opposition mayors in Bulgaria - is the Euro’s newest member losing its democracy?
Garvan Walshe is a former national and international security policy adviser to the Conservative Party. He runs Article 7 – Intelligence for democrats Remember this name: Deylen Peevski. Bulgarian authorities made a number of arrests last week, supposedly on anti-corruption grounds. Among them was Blagomir Kotsev of the We Continue the Change party, and mayor of Varna, a city famed for its illegal coastal development and links to Russian money. …
In Bulgaria, the arrests of people who oppose corruption are increasing. The focus is on a politician and entrepreneur who has long been sanctioned by the US. Critics warn of a dramatic development that threatens Europe's stability.
Bulgarians Protest Against Detention Of Varna Mayor On Corruption Charges
Thousands of people demonstrated in the Black Sea city of Varna on July 16 over the arrest of the mayor, Blagomir Kotsev, a week earlier. Kotsev is accused of soliciting a bribe, but his supporters say the Bulgarian government is targeting opposition politicians.
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n1info.rsSeveral thousand Bulgarians protested again this evening in Sofia, due to the arrest of the liberal and pro-European mayor of the country's third largest city, allegedly for corruption.
Thousands of Bulgarians protested last night in Sofia, after more demonstrations, against arrest for the corruption of the liberal and pro-European prime minister of the third country, accusing the park of being "political orders", AFP reports.
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