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Sat, Feb 11 2012
Five British citizens fined 100 leva each for disturbing the peace in Varna
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A court in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna found five British nationals guilty of hooliganism, fining them 100 leva each after the group was involved in a rowdy incident in the late hours of April 1 2009, Bulgarian news agency BGNES said.
The men were all aged between 19 and 20 years, BGNES said. They were part of a bigger group who started breaking the windows of a newspaper stand and kicking refuse bins in the early hours of April 1 2009 on Varna's central Knyaz Boris 1 boulevard.
Two witnesses told the court that they had asked the group to stop making noise. The Brits refused and police were called. When police arrived, the group tried to run away and hide in the alleys. Police caught eight and arrested them.
The young men told the court that they were students at an university near Birmingham and were all part of the local football team. Every year the team organised trips abroad and this year they chose Bulgaria.
According to BGNES, the young men admitted that they were under the influence of alcohol when disturbing the peace. One of them admitted breaking the window of the news paper stand and presented a receipt proving that he had paid for the damage.
Three of the British tourists were acquitted for lack of evidence. The court ruling is not a subject to appeal and all of the five sentenced British citizens have paid their 100 leva fines and been released.
The men were all aged between 19 and 20 years, BGNES said. They were part of a bigger group who started breaking the windows of a newspaper stand and kicking refuse bins in the early hours of April 1 2009 on Varna's central Knyaz Boris 1 boulevard.
Two witnesses told the court that they had asked the group to stop making noise. The Brits refused and police were called. When police arrived, the group tried to run away and hide in the alleys. Police caught eight and arrested them.
The young men told the court that they were students at an university near Birmingham and were all part of the local football team. Every year the team organised trips abroad and this year they chose Bulgaria.
According to BGNES, the young men admitted that they were under the influence of alcohol when disturbing the peace. One of them admitted breaking the window of the news paper stand and presented a receipt proving that he had paid for the damage.
Three of the British tourists were acquitted for lack of evidence. The court ruling is not a subject to appeal and all of the five sentenced British citizens have paid their 100 leva fines and been released.
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well done bulgaria,as a brit who has lived in varna it's good to see brit yobs taken to court and fined,most people in bulgaria and the uk don't want troublmakers,bravo bg
thats a ridicu;ous thing to say. You are disgusting! bulgaria is an extremely lovely place! And the police are lovely ! My name is james and i love me pimps
i think that these guys were true english heros. ive been to bulgharia and its a very horrible place. the police are rubbish
yo
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Beechen produces them Bulgaria arrests em!
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hiding in alleys?? what a way to spend your easter holidays :P
This is the downside of the British "Invasion". Take no nonsense and make the punishment fit the crime. Make it clear that BG will not tolerate hooliganism.
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sadly,no surprise,thank heaven most of the English yobs stay in Sunny Beach
Please name and shame the university