Balgarianovinite.com Three people were detained during a protest outside the National Assembly on Wednesday, Chief Commissioner Lyubomir Nikolov, head of the Sofia Directorate of Interior, told journalists on Thursday. Five police officers were injured, he added.
The protest against the adoption of the 2026 budget bills drew large crowds to the square where the new National Assembly building is flanked by the President’s administration building and the Council of Ministers building. The protest lasted for more than six hours and wrapped up after midnight. On Wednesday evening, the Sofia Directorate of Interior reported that three officers had been injured while performing their duties.
Nikolov said that an Italian citizen was among those detained. He added that “the other two individuals tried to damage a National Service for Protection vehicle and get into an altercation with a person with immunity.” Pre-trial proceedings have been launched in both cases.
Three protesters were injured, but there is no evidence that the police caused their injuries, Nikolov added.
Ivan Georgiev, head of the mass gatherings unit at the Sofia Directorate of Interior, commented on the escalation of tensions. He said that a police cordon had been formed around the MP’s car, and that no physical force or auxiliary means were used until objects were thrown at the vehicle. “The car’s front windshield was broken. The life of the person with immunity was put at risk, as well as the safety of the officers working to maintain public order. In that situation, the use of pepper spray became necessary,” Georgiev said. He added that as the car drove away, aggression toward the police increased. He denied any provocation by the police. Three Individuals Detained, Five Police Officers Injured at Wednesday’s Protest outside Parliament – Sofia Police Chief 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-27 14:29:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law