Police have told the Bulgarian National Radio that the two protesters would be charged with petty hooliganism. Photo by Bulfoto
Two young Bulgarians were arrested Wednesday after they threw tomatoes at the Parliament in Sofia during an anti-government protest.
Police have told the Bulgarian National Radio that the two protesters would be charged with petty hooliganism.
The two men, who took part in the now-traditional “coffee-drinking” protest in downtown Sofia, will likely have to pay fines.
The current government took office after a snap election in May, but mass protests, calling for its resignation erupted in mid-June over the controversial appointment of a media mogul, Delyan Peevski, as head of the national security agency.
Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski, who heads a Socialist-led coalition, later revoked the appointment and apologized, but mass protests against his coalition government have continued for 27 days now, attracting dozens of thousands of people.
A larger rally, expected to attract thousands of Sofianites once again, is to be staged at 6:30 pm EET Wednesday starting at the Independence Square in the capital.