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Citizens in Sofia Protest in Support of Arrested Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev
Citizens in Sofia Protest in Support of Arrested Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev
Protest in Sofia in support of Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev, July 9, 2025 (BTA Photo/Kristiyan Spasov)

On Wednesday, citizens gathered in front of the Counter-Corruption Commission building in Sofia to protest in support of the arrested mayor of Varna, Blagomir Kotsev. They also spoke out against what they called a “wave of repression targeting political parties and opposition figures.”

The reason for the protest was the arrest of the Varna mayor, said protest organizer Kamen Dobrev.

At around 11:30 pm on July 8, a police detention order was served to Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev, and he was taken to a police station, his lawyer Milen Ralchev told the media earlier on Wednesday.

Some of the protest signs read: “Support for Varna and Blagomir Kotsev” and “Justice for Blagomir Kotsev.”

A separate protest in support of Kotsev was also held in Varna.

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