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Todor Kapitanov, Vice President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria, released from the detention facility in the village of Trud, South Central Bulgaria (BTA Photo)
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site.btaTrade Union Leader Taken in for Questioning during Protest by State Forestry Workers, Gets Released Hours Later
Todor Kapitanov, Vice President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria, was taken in for questioning at the detention facility in the village of Trud, Plovdiv Region, on Monday, shortly after the start of a protest by workers from state forestry and game farms near Plovdiv, according to the event’s organizers. The union leader was released nearly three hours later, noting that the actions against him were an act of pressure and police arbitrariness.
He said that he and his colleagues exercised their legal right to protest, resulting in unprecedented anti-union actions by law enforcement. "It seems that in Bulgaria, workers' protests for fair wage increases are not welcomed," Kapitanov said.
During a press conference, President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria Plamen Dimitrov called Kapitanov’s detention an instance of police abuse, noting that all relevant procedures for the protest had been observed. Dimitrov said he had spoken with Interior Minister Daniel Mitov, who promised Kapitanov would be released immediately and face no charges.
Stanimir Kaloferov, Director of the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry in Plovdiv, said that there is no evidence of the police exceeding their powers regarding Todor Kapitanov.
Aleksandar Markov from the Regional Directorate of the Interior in Plovdiv stressed to reporters that the union leader was not arrested, but taken in for questioning.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria and the Federation of Trade Unions in Forestry and Wood Processing were invited to a meeting with Agriculture and Food Minister Georgi Tahov, where an agreement is to be signed. The agreement provides for a 20% increase in wages for employees earning less than BGN 2,000 and a 10% increase for all others.
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