The stay in custody for a little over a month of the four detained for hooliganism in front of the House of Europe in Sofia has had an educational effect on them and there is no longer any danger that they will commit another crime.
This is one of the motives of the prosecution to release Dimitar Shterev, Martin Peykov, Slavcho Krumov and Strahil Yordanov with a "subscription", the state prosecution told BTA.
On March 4, the city court finally left the four in custody for what happened on February 22 in Sofia during a protest, and last week they were released by a prosecutor's decision. The investigation into the pre-trial proceedings is nearing its end and the accused no longer have the opportunity to prevent its conduct.
The health condition of one of the accused deteriorated during his stay in custody, and he was taken out several times for consultation with a doctor, the prosecutor's office explained.
The maximum term for detention of persons brought to criminal liability in the pre-trial proceedings for hooligan acts committed by law is two months, the state prosecution also recalled.
On February 22, "Vazrazhdane" organized a protest for the preservation of the Bulgarian lev in front of the Bulgarian National Bank. Later, tension escalated in front of the building of the EC Representation in Sofia, and protesters against the euro threw red paint and firecrackers at it. The door of the building was set on fire.
The rumble of the bombs continued for several minutes, and the police pushed the protesters away from the building. Firefighters and representatives of the gendarmerie arrived on the scene.
The Minister of Interior Daniel Mitov ordered urgent measures and actions by the police throughout the country to identify and detain all those responsible for the vandalism against the building of the European Commission and the European Parliament in Sofia, the Ministry of Interior informed at the time.