Bulgaria: Attack on Muslims 'Not Mere Hooliganism'

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24 May 2011 / 12:06

The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee has criticised the decision of the Prosecutor to press hooliganism charges against supporters of the nationalist Ataka party accused of assaulting Muslims in Sofia.
Novinite (Sofia Press Agency)


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"This is an inadequate decision. Friday's violence was not just a disruption of public order...it was a crime against citizens' rights. The victims of this racist crime are (Bulgarian) citizens and the state owns them justice," the committee declared Monday....more....