Four people have been detained for the beating of the director of the police in Ruse, Senior Commissioner Nikolay Kozhuharov. This was announced at a briefing in Ruse, which was attended by Interior Minister Daniel Mitov, representatives of the prosecutor's office and the police, BNT reports.
One of the detainees is a minor - 15 years old, the others are 19. All four have no criminal record and have not come into the police's sights.
Kozhuharov is in intensive care and his life is not in danger, but he has lost over a liter and a half of blood, a doctor from the hospital where he is being treated announced. Anyone who decides can donate blood - the required group is A positive.
Any such attack will be prosecuted with the full severity of the law, said Daniel Mitov.
"This night an attack was committed against a Bulgarian policeman - not just anyone. This attack was not just against one person, but against the institution called upon to guarantee the rule of law. Now and in the future, any such intention will be prosecuted according to the strictest standards. I want to thank the Ministry of Interior-Ruse, the prosecutor's office, the local government, the regional administration and, first of all, the medical team for the quick reaction.
We will demand the harshest possible punishments, added the Minister of Interior.
"As far as I understand, one of the attackers stated that he did not care who he attacked. Through the efforts of all institutions, I hope that from now on he will only be interested in this and that his personal space will be very narrow. The encroachment on the institutions of Bulgaria - every police officer represents the state - will be prosecuted very severely. We have come this far because of the erosion of Bulgarian institutions in recent years".
The chief of police was beaten up last night. Senior Commissioner Nikolay Kozhuharov was attacked at around 00:40 in the area of \u200b\u200bMostova Street and \u200b\u200bPridunavski Blvd., while he was on his way to a gym.
According to information from BNT, the attack occurred because of a remark made by drivers who were drifting in the area. This provoked an aggressive reaction and the group attacked him, without realizing who they were attacking. He was immediately taken to hospital, adequate and in good condition, where he underwent emergency surgery.