site.btaProtesters Demand Justice in Murder Case of Evgeniya Vladimirova
Citizens gathered in front of the Palace of Justice in Sofia on Thursday evening in protest over the latest court ruling in the murder case of Evgeniya Vladimirova. The case concerns the October 2021 killing of Evgeniya Vladimirova in Sofia's Lagera borough. The woman’s body was found in a suitcase in a pond.
The demonstration, organized by Vladimirova’s relatives, follows a recent decision by the Sofia Appellate Court, which reduced the sentence of her husband, Orlin Vladimirov, from life imprisonment to 20 years in prison. His father, Plamen Vladimirov, was fully acquitted. There is heightened police presence in the area, traffic is hampered.
The protesters carry placards reading: "Life imprisonment for Evgeniya's murderers", "We don't want murderers among us", "Not one more", etc. Some of the protesters carry suitcases.
The decision of the Court of Appeals is a complete disgrace and lack of justice. This is yet another message from the institutions and our judicial system that the lives of women in Bulgaria are worthless, Desislava Dimitrova, one of the organizers of the protest, told the media.
In late February 2025, the Sofia Appellate Court fully upheld the first-instance judgment of the Sofia City Court, which sentenced Orlin Vladimirov and his father, Plamen Vladimirov, to life imprisonment for the 2021 murder of Evgeniya Vladimirova, committed with exceptional cruelty and in a particularly painful manner for the victim. In early December, it became clear that the Supreme Court of Cassation had referred the case back to the Sofia Appellate Court for a new hearing. The decision was issued with a dissenting opinion from one member of the panel. The panel identified procedural violations by the appellate court.
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