Bulgarian Ex-President Critical on Govt Response to Siderov Case

Politics » DOMESTIC | January 10, 2014, Friday // 14:57
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Ex-President Critical on Govt Response to Siderov Case Former President Georgi Parvanov. Photo by BGNES

Former Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (2002-2012) criticized ruling politicians for their lack of a clear position in condemning the actions of nationalist Volen Siderov.

"The refusal of the ethical commission of the National Assembly to review the Siderov incident is a heavy blow on Bulgarian parliamentarism. It deepens the public belief in the chronic lack of responsibility by those in power, as well as their sense of impunity", specifies Parvanov in an official declaration, in which MEP Ivaylo Kalfin is also a signee.

Late on Monday, Siderov verbally assaulted a French cultural attach? during a Sofia-Varna flight and later attacked a passenger and a police officer in a Varna airport shuttle bus. As a result, Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov asked that ultranationalist be stripped of his MP immunity.

"We find such behavior unacceptable and one that should not be tolerated in a democratic society. Attacks on civilians, police figures, and foreign diplomats by a member of parliament seriously damage Bulgaria's international reputation", the declaration goes on to say.

The former President expressed his hopes that the governing parties will show civil consciousness and allow the Prosecution to take this case to the end.

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