Ataka’s Siderov, Chukolov sentenced to salary deduction in plea bargain on hooliganism, assault charges
Ataka leader Volen Siderov and fellow MP Dessislav Chukolov were sentenced on March 22 2016 to deductions of 25 per
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Sofia City Court confirms two plea bargains with Ataka’s Siderov, rejects one
In three separate rulings on March 14 2016, Sofia City Court confirmed two plea bargains with Ataka leader Volen Siderov
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Bulgarian Ataka leader Siderov pleads guilty in three court cases
Volen Siderov, leader of the Ataka party in the Bulgarian Parliament, has pleaded guilty to the charges in three court
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Prosecutors lodge case against Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov over liquor store incident
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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Changes in Bulgarian political scene as Parliament opens for first sitting of 2016
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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Year in Review: Bulgaria’s 15 newsmakers of 2015
In Bulgaria in 2015, some made the news and some had the news thrust upon them. Apart from those who
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Ataka’s Siderov had been drinking before Varna Airport incident, court told
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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Bulgarian Parliament asked to lift Ataka’s Siderov immunity for older incidents
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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Sofia appeal court upholds bail for Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov
The Sofia Appellate Court on November 24 upheld a City Court ruling releasing Ataka leader Volen Siderov and MP Dessislav
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