Minister of Interior: 126 detained at last night’s protests, 60 of them with criminal record, 80 injured police officers

During the September 3 sitting in the National Assembly, the Minister of Interior Hristo Terziiski gave a report on the actions of the police at the protests last night.

Gathering of people in the area of ​​the National Assembly building started since the early hours, he explained.

After 9 o'clock, the gathered large group of people began to show aggression towards the police officers, who were ensuring the protection of public order. Some of the protesting citizens started throwing numerous objects and bombs at the police officers.

They tried to damage police cars, dug out paving stones from the yellow brick road and used them against police officers, then threw straw on them and tried to set it on fire.

Pepper spray was then used against police officers.

At 14:00 pm, 36 people were detained, and around 18:30 pm in the area of ​​Nezavisimost (Independence) Square, many people began to gather, and some of them showed aggression. Many pyrotechnics were thrown at the police, improvised explosive devices and chemical gases, chairs, stones, bottles, benches, scooters, bicycles, road signs, flags, road signs and more.

After the escalation of tensions, the police officers had to react after hours of passive and tactical actions, the police used their tactical actions, which were expressed in splitting and pushing the gathered crowd to restore public order.

After reviewing the video footage from the day, it was established that dangerous objects were stored in the tent camps, as a result of which in the early hours on September 3, 2020, at 3:00 am, actions were taken to remove the blockades of intersections and lift the tent camps.

A total of 126 people were detained for various anti-social acts, 62 of them with criminal acts. Of all the detainees, 35 have a permanent and current address outside the city of Sofia, he said.

16 fast-track proceedings have been instituted as follows: 12 - for a crime under Art. 325 of the Penal Code – hooliganism, one of them for inflicting light bodily injury on a police officer; and 4 fast-track proceedings for a crime under Article 216 of the Penal Code - damage to someone else’s property.

80 employees of the Ministry of Interior were injured. Three were taken to Pirogov Emergency Hospital, 23 to the Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, 13 to Tsaritsa Yoana Hospital and 41 were examined on site. The police officers have the following injuries: limb fractures, traumatic injuries, wounds, chemical burns from pyrotechnics and gassing.

From the rostrum of the National Assembly, the Minister of the Interior thanked all regular police officers, their commanders and leaders for not allowing blood to be shed and managing all provocations.

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