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Post by depletedreasons on Mar 27, 2008 7:26:14 GMT -5
Ataka Nationalists 'Welcomed' Turkish PM ErdoganScandal between extremely right party ‘Ataka' following and policemen flared up during a meeting of ‘Ataka', provoked by the visitation of Turkish Premier Recep Erdogan. We remind you, yesterday ‘Ataka' came out with a protest declaration against the previewed in Erdogan's program visitations in Targovishte and Kurdjali, towns known with their big share of ethnic Turkish population. Today's blast was aroused after policemen tried to make the ‘Ataka' upholders to go through certain route to the meeting's point. ‘Ataka ‘deputy Pavel Shopov described as ‘rude police violation' the policemen action on today's meeting. Shopov tells he was attacked by 5 or 6 policemen while walking calmly towards the meeting's site, they've pressed him over a car top and held him immovably. In his words, ‘Ataka' followers haven't provoked the police agression with anything. Shopov added, the meeting is permitted by law, despite that the police have stopped the protesting people and doesn't let them reach the gathering place. Turkish Premier Recep Erdogan arrived on official two-day visit in Bulgaria by invitation of Prime Minsiter Sergey Stanishev. The two premiers will have a ‘face-to-face' meeting and afterwards will give a press -conference. Later Erdogan will meet the DPS leader (party of the minorities in Bulgaria) Ahmed Dogan and after that the head of NDSV (party of the former Bulgarian tsar) Simeon Saxe -Coburg Gotha. The Turkish Premier will visit tomorrow Targovishte and Kurdjali. international.ibox.bg/news/id_1272949223
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Post by depletedreasons on Mar 27, 2008 7:32:34 GMT -5
Bulgaria Nationalists Rally against Visit of Turkey PM, Clash with Sofia Police27 March 2008, Thursday The Sofia police used force against Ataka party sympathizers rally against the visit of Turkey's PM. Ataka leader Volen Siderov is also in the crowd (on the right, grey-haired). Photo by Yuliana Nikolova Sympathizers of the extreme right and nationalist Ataka ("Attack") party were stopped by the police in downtown Sofia Thursday as they were trying to stage a protest rally against the visit of Turkey's PM Erdogan to Bulgaria that started earlier this morning.Members of the Ataka party had planned to gather before the St. Aleksandar Nevsky Cathedral at the time Erdogan was officially welcomed by his Bulgarian counterpart Sergey Stanishev. The Sofia police, however, allegedly tried to prevent the protesters from reaching the Cathedral square. According to testimonies by witnesses, the police used treated them brutally and used force to try to contain the rally. "I wasn't beaten but I was forced to lean over a car", the Deputy-Chair of the Ataka party Pavel Shopov said, adding "Five or six policemen grabbed me as I was walking down the street, and forced me to put my hands up in the air." Shopov said he had no idea why the police chose to use force. "This is brutal police violence, which we are not going to leave without consequences", he stated. In his words, the rally was completely legal and those who tried to prevent it were liable. The leader of the Ataka Party Volen Siderov said the outer residential quarters of Sofia such as Obelya and Lyulin were full with police, who stopped all people with Ataka posters they spotted, and forcibly took their IDs from them. The Ataka Party issued Wednesday a statement calling for the cancellation of Turkish PM's visit to Bulgaria, because his planned visits to the cities of Kurdzhali and Turgovishte violated the State Protocol Act, and presented a threat to the territorial integrity and the national security of Bulgaria. www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=91679
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Post by Ivanov on Mar 27, 2008 11:54:51 GMT -5
They only wanted to say hello to Erdogan;D
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Post by bb681 on Mar 27, 2008 14:29:23 GMT -5
A group of clowns gathering up to meet another one.
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Post by Kubrat on Mar 27, 2008 23:04:28 GMT -5
i hope they get a chance to say goodbye at least.
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Post by depletedreasons on Mar 28, 2008 2:31:18 GMT -5
These poor people do not have any agenda if one excludes some inherent aptitude resulting from the inner conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated.
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Post by pagane on Mar 28, 2008 2:34:46 GMT -5
So this is what you think about people who protest against someone or something?
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Post by depletedreasons on Mar 28, 2008 2:37:11 GMT -5
What do they really protest?
Turkish occupation?
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Post by pagane on Mar 28, 2008 2:38:37 GMT -5
Against Turkish policy targeting ethnic Turks in these areas.
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Post by depletedreasons on Mar 28, 2008 2:41:01 GMT -5
Turkish policies? Such as visiting the Turkish communities living in Bulgaria? That is not illegal, I reckon.
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Post by pagane on Mar 28, 2008 2:45:08 GMT -5
It is not this visit exactly that started this policy. And it is not illegal, of course. The protest is legal too.
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Post by depletedreasons on Mar 28, 2008 2:48:04 GMT -5
It is legal to protest, but not so kind when there is no real tension between Bulgaria and Turkey, I suppose.
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Post by Kubrat on Mar 28, 2008 2:48:35 GMT -5
such a genuine visit? you reckon? you'ld think he'd have better things to do, like attack iraq, imprison authors of contriversal books that go against the state, finance certain alien activies, yada yada yada, but it's nice to see he cares about minorities outside of his country.
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Post by depletedreasons on Mar 28, 2008 2:55:54 GMT -5
such a genuine visit? you reckon? you'ld think he'd have better things to do, like attack iraq, imprison authors of contriversal books that go against the state, finance certain alien activies, yada yada yada, but it's nice to see he cares about minorities outside of his country. It is an official visit shaped by the Bulgarian government, not geniue enough?
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Post by pagane on Mar 28, 2008 4:46:21 GMT -5
What do you expect, Jannissary? All bread and butter for the visit of your PM?
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Post by depletedreasons on Mar 28, 2008 9:15:07 GMT -5
What do you expect, Jannissary? All bread and butter for the visit of your PM? Well, being friendly could have been enough.
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