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Bulgaria's prosecutor's office to investigate threat against a minister and an MP

MP Hristo Petrov
Photo: BGNES

The Sofia District Prosecutor's Office will investigate allegations by the member of parliament from "We Continue the Change" Hristo Petrov (a Bulgarian rapper known as Itzo Hazarta) and Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov of threats against them.

On Monday, in his first speech from the parliamentary rostrum, Hristo Petrov announced that he had received threats because of his support for the project of Kiril Petkov and Asen Vassilev "We continue the change". Later, in the sidelines of parliament, Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov also said he had received threats.



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