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Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev, photo by Sofia Photo Agency
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev has defended the two rappers that were interrogated over a song that mentions Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's GERB party in a negative light.
Rappers Big Sha and Serafim Martinov aka Sarafa were interrogated on Wednesday by Bulgaria's National Investigation Service over the song "White, Green and Red." Authorities have claimed that it degrades the national flag, since the colors white, green and red, are associated with cocaine, marijuana and menstrual blood in the song.
Velchev feels that it would be exaggerated to initiate criminal proceedings against the two rappers, even though he believes the song to be "bad taste."
The Chief Prosecutor told reporters that he did not see a "high degree of social danger" in the song.
As local pundits have pointed out, the song also contains criticism towards the ruling GERB party of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
"I don't trust GERB, but I strongly trust the coat of arms," the lyrics go, referring to the national coat of arms. The abbreviation GERB is pronounced the same as "coat of arms" in Bulgarian.
That prompted oppositional Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev to accuse Borisov and GERB of totalitarianism.
"GERB went too far this time," Stanishev said in a declaration. He stated that he also "doesn't trust GERB but trusts the coat of arms."
Borisov reacted strongly to the accusation, claiming that the declaration was "Stanishev's biggest ever political gaffe." Pointing out the song's references to drug use, he suggested that the Bulgarian Socialist Party should adopt it as its official anthem.
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