(RSF/IFEX) – According to information made available by RSF on 31 July 1998, on 30 July, Kaloian Tzatchev, a journalist with the newspaper “Orient Express” in Dimitrovgrad, (southern Bulgaria), was assaulted in his flat and seriously beaten by unknown persons. The journalist had written some articles revealing how local Mafiosi are using “special treatment” while […]
(RSF/IFEX) – According to information made available by RSF on 31 July 1998,
on 30 July, Kaloian Tzatchev, a journalist with the newspaper “Orient
Express” in Dimitrovgrad, (southern Bulgaria), was assaulted in his flat and
seriously beaten by unknown persons. The journalist had written some
articles revealing how local Mafiosi are using “special treatment” while
buying vegetables from farmers. He had received threats by phone after the
publication of his articles. His aggressors told him that if he did not stop
writing articles on this matter they would return and cut off his fingers.
In the meantime, the car of the chief editor of the newspaper, Maria
Vassileva, was stolen.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
ensure the security of journalists working for “Orient Express”
Appeals To
Mr. Vasil Gotzev
Ministry of Justice
Sofia
Bulgaria
Fax: +359 2 767 3226
Please copy appeals to the source if possible.
