It was clear that there would be riots - groups whose only enemy is the police. Not all those who were breaking things last night were from football agitators, but they are people who do not recognize the law. They are also the people who broke the headquarters of the DPS-NN and a GERB office. This was stated to BTV by the former director of the National Police, General Vasil Vassilev.
"The police let things slip. But you can't protect yourself from provocateurs."
In Germany and France, the police are blurring the lines, but here we don't know where the line is, he added.
"I can't say how many people protested, but it was known that this rally would be huge, it was also known that the dissatisfaction would be huge. People were angry at the fuss."