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“I thank all the regular policemen, their commanders and leaders for not allowing bloodshed and controlling all provocations,” Interior Minister Hristo Terziiski said from the National Assembly rostrum, where he was called to provide information on the actions of law enforcement officers. during the protests on September 2.
Clashes with the police and the gendarmerie broke out several times during the demonstrations on Wednesday.
80 policemen were injured in protests on Wednesday. Three are at Pirogov, 23 at the Home Office Medical Institute, 13 at Queen Joanna Hospital, and 41 were examined on the spot. They have broken limbs, chemical burns from pyrotechnics and gases, the interior minister said.
A total of 126 people were arrested yesterday for antisocial acts on September 2 in Sofia, 62 of them with criminal acts. 35 of the detainees have a permanent and current address outside of Sofia.
16 fast-track proceedings have been initiated, 12 of which for vandalism. One of those accused of vandalism was also charged with minor bodily injury to a police officer. 4 quick procedures for lawsuits for property damage.
The Minister of the Interior spoke in detail about the chronology of the events:
“On September 2, 2020, two announced events were held in the territory of the capital, as well as other unregulated events. In connection with the ongoing protests to ensure public order in the SDVR, a deployment plan was prepared. “
“After 9 o’clock, the assembled crowd became aggressive. (…) Some of the protesting citizens began to throw many objects and bombs. They tried to damage a police car, they took out yellow cobblestones and used them against the police, after which straw was poured in front of them and attempts were made to set it on fire, “said Terziiski, adding that at 2:00 p.m. on September 2. 36 people were arrested.
Around 6.30 pm, a large number of people began to gather in the Plaza de la Independencia. Some of them showed aggressiveness. They started throwing a lot of pyrotechnic devices and improvised explosive devices at the police officers, “Terziiski said.
“After the escalation of tensions, the police officers had to react after these hours of passivity and used tactical actions, which were expressed in splitting and pushing the assembled crowd,” said the Interior Minister.
Terziiski also announced why the protest camps in Sofia were destroyed.
“It was established that dangerous objects were stored in the tent camps, after which action was taken at 3:00 to remove the separate tent camps,” the interior minister said.
