Eurasia Press & News
Thousands of frustrated police officers protested on Sunday in the centre of Sofia for fourth time in what became the largest protest so far.
Police demanded a 50 per cent wage increase and improved working conditions.
Deputy chair of the Podkrepa union, Dimitar Manolov, claimed around 15 000 police gathered for what had been called a cultural mass event. The Interior Ministry put the number of participants in the protests between 8 000 and 10 000.
Ivan Pavlov, head of a newly formed police union, said police protested because they would like to be treated with a “European attitude”, as well as against corruption in the Interior Ministry.
Around 30 policemen carried a coffin, symbolically burying the ministry, while organisers handed out red carnations (the flower traditionally given at funerals).
The meeting in Zaimov park was then followed with music performances, a piper ensamble, folk dance and a children’s choir.
