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MAYORS IN BULGARIA PROTEST AGAINST ELIN PELIN MURDER

Tue, Jan 16 2007 11:39 CET

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Mayors from Bulgarian cities and towns organised a demonstration to protest against the murder of Elin Pelin mayor Yanko Yankov.

Nearly 200 people joined the demonstration, which started in Sofia in a minute of silence. The mayors of Blagoevgrad, Veliko Turnovo, Vidin, Kavarna, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Stara Zagora, Yambol and Turgovishte joined the initiative.

The civic initiative will be carried out under the slogan Society Against Violence, Focus news agency reported.

Sliven mayor Yordan Lechkov, one of the organisers of the event, said that the murder targeted the position of the mayor, rather than an individual.

Society should exhibit zero tolerance to such acts, said Lechkov. The irresponsibility of official institutions led to such events as people lacked respect and belief in their functioning, said Lechkov.

Yankov was shot dead on the night of January 9 in the garden of his house. Police work on various murder theories among which personal conflict and financial interests.

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