Citizens gathered in front of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs &ndash ; Targovishte, expressing his support for vlogger Simon Milkov, who was detained in Popovo earlier today. Dozens of citizens came out in front of the directorate building. They are chanting the name of Simon Milkov and demanding that someone come before them to explain what is happening, Boyan Malashev, one of the supporters of detention, told BTA.
Simon Milkov, as a relative of the family of Momchil Georgiev, who died at the beginning of April, participated in a number of protest actions in search of the truth about the death of the 24-year-old motorcyclist.
„We have witnessed a situation where even a person who wants to seek justice, wants to seek the truth, is punished by the people who use state instruments as clubs. Last night Simon Milkov was detained, according to our information illegally, he was beaten“ – said Malashev, who introduced himself as a friend from Popovo.
Prosecutor Martin Kuzmanov from the District Prosecutor's Office (RP) – Targovishte reported that Milkov was detained for a period of up to 24 hours under the Law on the Interior. Procedural-investigative actions are underway. The investigation is being conducted under the supervision of prosecutor Diana Ilieva from the Territorial Department – Popovo to RP – Targovishte. The initial measure against the detainees is expected to expire in the morning hours of tomorrow, Kuzmanov also pointed out.