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Clashes near the old parliament building in an attempt to break through the police wall marked the 76th day of protests in the capital. This happened after protesters made several attempts to reach the Monument to the Unknown Soldier at 11 pm, but were stopped by the police. The police officers were hit with bottles and bombs. At least two of the protesters were arrested.
At 11:30 pm, the police removed their shields.
Thousands packed the plaza in front of the Largo at around 7pm
A police meeting in the Triangle of Power, a review of passing objects in search of sharp objects, a search in the mothers’ camp for the “The system kills us” initiative, this happened before the start of the protest announced by the Poison Trio for the Great People’s Uprising. Law enforcement officers also guarded the entrance to the subway in front of the Ministry of Health.
The date of September 22 was not chosen by chance. The protest coincided with the celebrations of the 112th anniversary of Bulgaria’s declaration of independence. The protesters’ demands remain unchanged: the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and the government and Attorney General Ivan Geshev.
Dissatisfied with Pernik, Ruse, Yambol and other cities in the country, they had come to support the protesters in the capital. Later, three buses from Varna arrived, said Arman Babikyan of the Poison Trio.
Shortly before the protest began, Dondukov Blvd. at its intersection with Tsar Osvoboditel was closed. Checkpoints have been built from the BNB and from the statue of Hagia Sophia, where everyone who goes to the square is controlled.
Earlier today, protesters posted posters calling for the resignation of Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev at the US embassy building in Sofia.
Chronology of events:
two3:30 am – “What is happening in front of the parliament aims to escalate the tension. There are other routes for the protesters to reach the Monument to the Unknown Soldier,” explained SDVR chief Georgi Hadjiev on the occasion of protesters’ attempts to cross the temple. Saint Alexander Nevsky “to pay tribute to those who died for the independence of the country. He added that at the moment the protest is already deregulated because it is after 10 p.m. and that there was a notification about the meow only in front of the BNB. According to Hadjiev, there is data on “ultras and agitators” of the protest, he did not say how many were arrested.
23:00 – Protesters try to break the police cordon. There were clashes.
10:58 PM – A new bomb and glass bottles blow up the police. There were riots between the front lines of the police and the protesters.
10:30 pm – A bomb was thrown at the police. The police wall thickens.
21:59 – Some of the protesters sat in front of police shields. They then raised their hands as a sign that they were not seeking a confrontation with the police.
9:32 pm – Protesters form a living chain around the old parliament building.
9:27 pm – Police thicken and do not allow more demonstrators to the rally site. Some of the protesters tried to cross the garden in front of the Rector’s Office, but were stopped by the police.
9:23 pm – “As long as you are here. As long as you are in this square, Bulgaria will belong to the worthy people. With you we will build a free Bulgaria, an independent and legal state, where there is no room for gossip. Unity is strength!” He said Arman Babikyan. and asked the crowd to go to the building with the inscription “Unity is strength.”
8:54 PM – Georgi Latev from BAS: “This party, called Coffin and Pumpkin, is not just for two people. These two are an amalgam of addictions. They are the epitome of the mob.”
20:39 – “We can change Bulgaria only together, we can get rid of stray dogs only together,” said Arman Babikyan.
20:27 – The Poison Trio called the people in the square to say how they imagine the future of the country. “There will be a resignation, but there will be one tomorrow. And so that tomorrow does not look like now, we need a plan for the future,” said lawyer Nikolay Hadjigenov. “We will make a plan. Turn on your flashlights to get out of the darkness of Borisov. Priorities:
1. Stop theft, corruption to disappear;
2. Justice reform, change and fight for justice;
3. Investments in the future, quality education and culture;
4. Economic growth based on investments in technologies;
5. Quality and efficiency of institutions, “Hadjigenov said.
20:21 – Investigative journalist Dimitar Stoyanov from “Bivol” thanked the “30 people” in the square. “Only those who fight for their freedom deserve it. Bulgaria is a wonderful place for money laundering. Bulgaria is a wonderful place for gerbonomics. Bulgaria is 111th in terms of freedom of expression, the last in the EU. It is not”. “The place we want to live. That’s why we all say ‘Resign!'” Said the journalist.
19:46 – Svetoslav Traikov: “For 76 days they arrested me, beat me with batons, called me anything, sprayed me. Some good things happened – the whole world learned that we are ruled by cowardly mice that can go to villages and palanquins , they can send paid women with children to trample on the protesters, to pay the counter-protesters, but they cannot scare us, we are not afraid, as much as the Prime Minister does not trust him. There is not! “
19:15 – Prof. Velislav Minekov of the Poison Trio announced: “Soon we will celebrate another independence, independence from mobs and mafia. For a long time we were asleep, for a long time we dreamed that we would wake up happy. We are already awake!”
19:10 – “Ode to joy” sounds.
18:59 – Daniel Freund of the Greens in the European Parliament is in the stands. “What I see here is very worrying. Systematic corruption is a serious problem across Europe. If we want to hold the EU together, we must fight it. We must accept the shameful truth that millions of euros are being spent illegally. Freedom of the media too. “It’s important, you have to defend it. We need a real fight against corruption. We need your help. We need pressure from the streets, we also need pressure from Brussels. Keep fighting, don’t give up, let’s fight together! “Said Freund.
18:46 – Archimandrite Dionysus said: “Blessed is the third Great Uprising of the People. Today, when the Third Bulgarian State is conquered by the mafia, we must oppose. We are all here to win our independence from the bandit regime and return Bulgaria to the Bulgarians “.
18:43 – On the podium is singer Georgi Stanchev, who sang the song “We don’t believe in words”, written 30 years ago, then recited the poem “Now where”.
18:38 – “Borissov, choose one of us and surrender. We will respect the rights of prisoners of war of the Geneva Convention. Just choose one of us and surrender,” said Prime Minister Nikolai Hadjigenov of the Poison Trio. Today we stretch the red line, to see on the other side what the bars are like. Get used to it, it will be like that tomorrow. For 76 days, hundreds of thousands of Bulgarians have been protesting with a single demand: the resignation of the government and the attorney general and a change. “The crowd chanted” Resignation. “” Borissov, are we serious? The whole country is here. Yesterday Borissov said that no one would give up. Look at the camera recordings and choose one of us, “Hadjigenov added.
18:30 – The national anthem is sung by the Italian opera singer Georgia, who learned the anthem during the night. “I love Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people,” declared the singer.
18:22 – “Now we, the citizens, will sweep them away and rule with fair and honest elections. Mutri, out!” Arman Babikyan called. “Today we fight for independence from the mafia and the mutts. Today we will not end with the Bulgarian anthem, but we will start with it,” he added.
17:47 – “76 days from the start of the protests we celebrate our independence. Resign, he murmurs, to really celebrate Independence Day,” one of the protesters, Slavi Traikov, a former GERB member, addressed the crowd.
