Kosta Stefanov is a journalist from the Bulgarian Section of BBC in London. Mr Stefanov answered questions over the Bulgarian trial of the British citizen Michael Shields, who was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment over attempted murder.

Mr Stefanov answered questions of Sofia News Agency Editor Nadya Dimitrova

Q: What is the mood in Britain over the jail sentence that a Bulgarian court passed on the UK citizen?

A: Most Britons follow the story from the newspapers and are only aware of the facts written there.

Q: What is the official position in UK?

A: There is no official position so far as the Foreign Office said that it is not to intervene in the affairs of another sovereign country.

Q: What is the media coverage of the events in Bulgaria?

A: Most of the media are very neutral, they are strictly reporting the facts: that the boy has been sentenced, that his father and sister are now with him in Bulgaria, but most of the speculations arise from the worries whether the Bulgarian court is to accept the confessions of Mr Sankey.

The tabloids are also following the case but their approach is completely different.

Q: Do you think Bulgaria's image in the UK will be damaged from the trial?

A: No, I am absolutely sure it won't be.

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