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Ataka’s Siderov, Chukolov sentenced to salary deduction in plea bargain on hooliganism, assault charges

March 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Ataka leader Volen Siderov and fellow MP Dessislav Chukolov were sentenced on March 22 2016 to deductions of 25 per

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Bulgaria 

Sofia City Court confirms two plea bargains with Ataka’s Siderov, rejects one

March 14, 2016March 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

In three separate rulings on March 14 2016, Sofia City Court confirmed two plea bargains with Ataka leader Volen Siderov

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Ataka leader Siderov pleads guilty in three court cases

March 10, 2016March 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Volen Siderov, leader of the Ataka party in the Bulgarian Parliament, has pleaded guilty to the charges in three court

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors lodge case against Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov over liquor store incident

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office had lodged in Sofia City Court indictments against Ataka party leader Volen Siderov and Ataka MP

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Bulgaria 

Changes in Bulgarian political scene as Parliament opens for first sitting of 2016

January 12, 2016January 14, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Ahmed Dogan, Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, holds its first sitting for 2016 on January 13, with turbulence in both opposition

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Bulgaria 

Year in Review: Bulgaria’s 15 newsmakers of 2015

January 1, 2016January 7, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, judiciary, Nato, Volen Siderov

In Bulgaria in 2015, some made the news and some had the news thrust upon them. Apart from those who

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Bulgaria 

Ataka’s Siderov had been drinking before Varna Airport incident, court told

December 17, 2015December 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Varna, Volen Siderov

Volen Siderov had been drinking vodka and whisky ahead of a confrontation on a Sofia-Varna flight that led to charges

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament asked to lift Ataka’s Siderov immunity for older incidents

November 30, 2015November 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has asked Parliament to give its permission to investigate Ataka party leader Volen Siderov for two

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Bulgaria 

Sofia appeal court upholds bail for Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov

November 24, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

The Sofia Appellate Court on November 24 upheld a City Court ruling releasing Ataka leader Volen Siderov and MP Dessislav

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