Forest officials were attacked and pelted with stones and other objects during an inspection for illegal logging in the Vidin village of Vladichentsi, Nova reported tv Their company car was also damaged. Ivaylo Naydenov, the chief specialist at the Forestry Executive Agency, told the story from the first person. “We went to a report of illegal activities, on the spot we found two people who were overloading a truck with Romanian registration”, he pointed out.
Employees call 112. “At 6 p.m. five cars with persons of Roma origin came, over 20 people got out and walked towards us with axes, hoes and stakes, they said they would beat us. After they approached, my colleague Stoyanov and I fired warning shots into the air, they hid and started throwing objects at us and the official car, Naydenov adds.
The other employee from the Forestry Executive Agency, Stiliyan Stoyanov, emphasized that the team managed to keep their composure. “After the police colleagues arrived, the situation normalized. We kept the belongings, the wood and the truck. We handed over pre-trial proceedings to the district administration in Vidin”, he said.
„The attackers are known to us. A licensed forester has provided his brand, it has been submitted to the prosecutor's office and pre-trial proceedings are ongoing against him. It is mainly because the person is traveling outside the border and at the same time tickets are issued with his wood brand. This is another case,” said the director of the Regional Directorate of Forests in Berkovitsa, Sasho Kamenov, noting that the licensed forester has over 20 documents drawn up for this year alone.