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Borissov wants life sentences for acid attacks
An acid attack victim in Cambodia
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Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has demanded life sentences for those who order acid attacks on other people.
Borissov was speaking on February 6 2010 at a meeting dedicated to preventing violence against women.
Borissov's amendment will be included in the new Penal Code to be discussed on February 10 by the Parliamentary legal committee.
Other attendees at the round table meeting included Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov and the Speaker of the Parliament, Tsetska Tsacheva.
Several recent high profile cases have involved acid attacks on victims. In November 2009 two women, aged 24 and 26, from Gotse Delchev, were on their way home from a nightclub when they were confronted by an unknown man who sprayed them with acid.
The police immediately launched a hunt for the perpetrator and eventually apprehended three men, aged 28-37 from Dupnitsa and the village of Yahinovo.
According to the police, all three of them were "accessories to the attack".
Acid attacks on Bulgarians have not been confined to Bulgaria. In December 2008 labour union activist Konstantina Kouneva, who held a position in the union of domestic servants in Athens, was attacked in front of her home by two unknown assailants.
Sections of Bulgarian and Greek media claimed the attack was a warning or punishment for her trade union activities.
Borissov was speaking on February 6 2010 at a meeting dedicated to preventing violence against women.
Borissov's amendment will be included in the new Penal Code to be discussed on February 10 by the Parliamentary legal committee.
Other attendees at the round table meeting included Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov and the Speaker of the Parliament, Tsetska Tsacheva.
Several recent high profile cases have involved acid attacks on victims. In November 2009 two women, aged 24 and 26, from Gotse Delchev, were on their way home from a nightclub when they were confronted by an unknown man who sprayed them with acid.
The police immediately launched a hunt for the perpetrator and eventually apprehended three men, aged 28-37 from Dupnitsa and the village of Yahinovo.
According to the police, all three of them were "accessories to the attack".
Acid attacks on Bulgarians have not been confined to Bulgaria. In December 2008 labour union activist Konstantina Kouneva, who held a position in the union of domestic servants in Athens, was attacked in front of her home by two unknown assailants.
Sections of Bulgarian and Greek media claimed the attack was a warning or punishment for her trade union activities.
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Life time in prison is the best way to punish any crime. Since the life is over for a person after he is behind bars. Years and years of misery, suffering and such. Death is an easy way out.
Why life in prison? Sit around and contribute nothing costing a small fortune. Chinese solution of a bullet in the back of the head is much more in line with justice and logic.
maybe some of us here should exchange messenger ID's. What about alcohol? Did anyone smell that?
Why not spray them with some acid after few years in prison and set them free, why give them food and shelter for free the rest of their shitty lives?
"It is simply wrong to deform somebodies face because person doesn't approve the looks of some body."
Kavacik that goes without saying.
Your comment was essentially "smells like racism in BG" and my point was that based on the article, your grounds for your assumption were as good as mine, and in both cases our reasonings would reflect our respective prejudices. So no, I am not dumping on Islam (in this case at least) but illustrating the other side of the coin of your unfounded presumption.
(I know [...]
Read the full comment you are a Bulgarian Turk, so it's easy to guess what type of racism you are implying, without you mentioning it by name - still like you though;)
Valery, I'm little disappointed.As you can see in my comments I have not pointed fingers to any nationality or any persons religious affiliations. I personally wouldn't give a damn what religion or group they belong to. It is simply wrong to deform somebodies face because person doesn't approve the looks of some body.
"I smell racial motivation in these acid attacks."
How so kavacik?
Where did the article indicate this? Aren't we humans so predictable that way? As the lawyers say - "looking for facts to justify our feelings".. while we do this, let me suggest my facts that will justify my feelings:
Frankly I smell Islam here. Small town in the south, young women in a night club - you do the math... "buried alive for boyfriends" rings a bell?
Indeed very sad!!! This article has been one of the top stories last few days, and has been read by over 500 hundred people, but it is very unfortunate, that nobody has condemned the action of few who have committed this heinous crime.
I smell racial motivation in these acid attacks. I hope Mr, B.Borissov means what he preaches and shows to those sadist who satisfy their sadistic tendencies by attacking innocent people,that there is no place for racism in Bulgarian society.
Great! You got what you pay for.
Death is too good for someone who would do this to another human being.