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Roma who desecrated Bulgarian flag to go on trial

Thu, Dec 11 2008 14:31 CET

byNick Iliev

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The five Roma who have reportedly desecrated the Bulgarian national flag in the village of Boyadjik, near Yambol in south-eastern Bulgarian, have been charged with hooliganism, Focus news agency quoted Sliven prosecutor Milen Bozhidarov as saying. One of the five culprits, who had allegedly climbed the flagpole to tear down the flag, will face charges of hooliganism, public disorder and resistance of arrest.

The event that took place in the village of Boyadjik caused wide-spread outrage, not only because of the five disenchanted youths who desecrated the national flag, but because of what followed next - they were confronted and restrained by a police officer, Mitko Chavdarov, who rescued the flag by using force against the five hooligans.

For his trouble, the local military court in Sliven sentenced him for physical manhandling over members of a minority group.

Due to the ensuing media coverage of the case, however, it went to the Sofia military court of appeals and the police officer was eventually declared innocent. Thereafter, the case was reopened in the local court of Yambol, where the evidence of the incident were re-examined and the five perpetrators were summoned to answer questions and give their testimony in the local police precinct. The investigation is ongoing, with Mitko Chavdarov recalled to give his testimony before the local court in Yambol, as reported by Focus news.

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