The murderers hid their faces for the cameras on their way out of the court room. Photo by Nadya Kotseva (Sofia Photo Agency)
The murderers of 28-year-old Bulgarian drug dealer Stefan Kudev have been left behind bars, despite their lawyers' plea for a release on bail.
Kudev's burnt body was found in a torched car in Sofia's district of Lyulin early on Friday, but police found out he had been killed first.
The murderers - three drug addicts who were all Kudev's clients, were apprehended soon afterwards. Police used security tapes from a gas station that showed Tihomir Matev, Dimitar Batsanov and Racho Anguelov as they were buying gasoline in a bottle, to identify them.
The court decided to leave the three in custody despite their clear records so far.