How many Times were Diplomatic Relations between Russia and Bulgaria Severed
If we look at history, there are not many cases in which relations between Bulgaria and Russia at the state level were as bad as they are at the moment.
Guilty till Proven Innocent
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By Milena Hristova
Now this is what I call good news! Bulgaria's judiciary lived to see itself declared as effective as that of EU member states! The favourable report, financed by no other but the UK Embassy, was released on Thursday and came just as we awaited anxiously the court's decision on Michael Shields' case. I am more than sure that the Liverpool fan and his family are just as anxious and pray that he gets a retrial. All the more so as the fact that Graham Sankey recently retracted his confession to the attack is conveniently skipped in the British press. What we all share is the desire that the court gets the right decision. What all we wrongly embrace is the principle "Guilty till proven innocent." I am not a judge, I am not a detective. I cannot confirm or deny the recent British ITV documentary's condemnation of the case as "unbelievably flawed" and "a mockery of justice". What I believe is that the independence of the Bulgarian judiciary system should be respected. Even though, with an endless record of flawed cases, it has long been declared guilty. Till proven innocent...
Now this is what I call good news! Bulgaria's judiciary lived to see itself declared as effective as that of EU member states! The favourable report, financed by no other but the UK Embassy, was released on Thursday and came just as we awaited anxiously the court's decision on Michael Shields' case. I am more than sure that the Liverpool fan and his family are just as anxious and pray that he gets a retrial. All the more so as the fact that Graham Sankey recently retracted his confession to the attack is conveniently skipped in the British press. What we all share is the desire that the court gets the right decision. What all we wrongly embrace is the principle "Guilty till proven innocent." I am not a judge, I am not a detective. I cannot confirm or deny the recent British ITV documentary's condemnation of the case as "unbelievably flawed" and "a mockery of justice". What I believe is that the independence of the Bulgarian judiciary system should be respected. Even though, with an endless record of flawed cases, it has long been declared guilty. Till proven innocent...
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