Day 63 of anti-government protests

A day before the national protest scheduled for tomorrow, September 10, police announced the security measures they would take to ensure public order in Sofia. The police presence in front of the National Assembly building has been intensified since this evening.

An on previous nights, protesters began gathering in front of the Presidency at around 7pm. Their main demands remained unchanged - the immediate resignation of the government and the Chief Prosecutor, changes to the legislation envisaging machine voting and changes in the judicial reform.

The protest tonight passed without tension. Shortly after 10:30 p.m., protesters cleared Orlov Most (Eagles’s Bridge) for traffic.

After 21:30 p.m., the protesters walked th eroute to the procession to Eagles’ Bridge, where they arrived at 22:00 p.m.

Shortly before 20:00 pm, protesters blocked traffic in the area of ​​the Triangle of Power and peacefully defended their demands.

Protest organisers of the so-called "Poisonous Trio" said on social media that more than 700 people, including people from abroad, had signed up for tomorrow's protest. They are adamant that the protest will be peaceful. They announced that they would set up tents to help the protesters tomorrow.

Increased police presence and checks of persons suspected of improper behaviour will be the main measures of the Ministry of Interior for the national protest, planned for September 10. The checks will be carried out selectively, at the discretion of the police. The exact number of access checkpoints is not disclosed.

Radoslav Stoynev, Head of the Security Police Department, Sofia Directorate of the Ministry of Interior: Compared to the previous national protest (September 2), there is a significant increase in these access points. If necessary, bulky luggage, persons with suspicious behaviour for carrying items prohibited by law, those that can be used against human life and health or that may cause material damage, as well as pyrotechnics will be checked.

Protesters demanded the resignations of the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, the head of the Sofia Directorate of the Ministry of Interior and the Minister of Interior due to the actions of the police on the evening of the protest on September 2. They strongly distinguished themselves from the provocateurs.

Gen. Dimitar Shivikov: How, I ask, here in the dark part of the day, young people appeared with specific characteristic clothing, equipped and with backpacks, where did they get through, if there was no prior agreement,with the law enforcement bodies.

Gen. Valeri Grigorov: The first rows of the police cordon practically dispersed in the direction of the people at a height above the heads of the citizens. This comes to show - they aimed for mass destruction.

Tihomir Vassilev: We want the resignation of all three - the Minister of Interior, the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of interior and the Head of sofia directorate of the Ministry of Interior.

The police announced that two protests have been announced in compliance with the law, but a third is unregulated.

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