“The European Commission once again clearly demonstrated its double standard and stood behind the heads of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry from GERB, who yesterday issued an order for repression, fighting, illegal detention and gassing of Bulgarian citizens who protested with the sole purpose of preserving the last remnants of Bulgarian independence - our financial sovereignty. This is why Bulgaria no longer has a place in this European Union, in its current form. This is why Bulgaria has no place in the Eurozone. When there are similar protests in Georgia, Ukraine or Serbia, this is an expression of a democratic position and a fair protest, when the same thing happens in Bulgaria - this is vandalism and aggression. The hypocrisy of the European institutions has reached unprecedented heights, Kostadin Kostadinov said at a press conference.
The reason for his words was the arrested, repressed, beaten and gassed Bulgarian citizens after yesterday's protest by "Vazrazhdane" against Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone. One of the "Vazrazhdane" MPs - Ivaylo Chorbov - was detained in violation of the law. Five protesting Bulgarian citizens were detained in the First District Department, and despite their clean records and criminal record, they were left in custody for 24 hours. One of them is a minor - only 17 years old. In the late hours of the day, the political order and police arbitrariness reached their peak, as the detained Bulgarian citizens were placed in the humiliating situation of being stripped naked, they were denied a lawyer, and their clothes were taken to the SDVR.
“I call on free Bulgarian citizens to civil disobedience. This is only the beginning of our dissatisfaction, on Wednesday we will continue to express it, through active actions in the National Assembly. Bulgaria should not enter the Eurozone under any circumstances, if this happens, the state budget will have to be approved by the ECB. If we lose our financial independence, we lose everything. We are not afraid, and the political orders of GERB, together with their dirty-repressive tools for imposing obedience, will not scare us, will not slow us down, will not stop us. We are fighting for every single Bulgarian and we will win ”, Kostadinov was categorical.