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Bulgarian Parliament Speaker’s Bodyguard Knocks Investigative Reporter to the Ground

A bodyguard of Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Mihaela Dotsova violently knocked investigative journalist Sonya Koltuklieva to the ground, leading to her hospitalization and calls for accountability. Source

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Bulgarian journalist Sonya Koltuklieva was assaulted by an agent of the National Security Service (NSO) in an attempt to ask a question to the president of the Bulgarian National Assembly, Mihaela Dotsova, in Sofia, the capital of the country. The episode, recorded in video, caused a political scandal in the country and gained international repercussions. Koltuklieva was knocked down during the approach and had to be taken to a hospital, where, …

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Journalist Sonya Koltuklieva, who wanted to ask a question to the Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly, Mihaela Dotsova, was knocked to the ground by a bodyguard as she opened the car door and remained there for a long time. The footage sparked outrage in the country, leading to calls for her resignation.

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A security officer of the National Protection Service in Bulgaria shot down journalist Sonya Koltuklieva after she attempted to interview the Speaker of Parliament, Mihaela Dotsova, which caused her serious injuries that required her hospitalization. As a direct result of the events, the military authorities opened a criminal investigation and detained the guard involved, while the head of the protection institution resigned.This violent inciden…

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Indignantness and requests for resignation in Bulgaria after an incident that took place on Thursday and in which an agent of the National Protection Service, who ensures the security of the president of the parliament, Mihaela Dotova, pushed Sonia Koltuklieva, journalist of the news site PIK, causing her injuries. The incident took place in front of the headquarters of the ...

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Bulgarian journalist Sonya Koltuklieva has been seriously injured after a member of the National Security Service knocked her to the ground while she was trying to ask a question to the Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament, Mihaela Dotsova. The incident took place in Sofia, in front of the headquarters of Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party, and footage was widely shared on social media. Koltuklieva, a journalist for the PIK n…

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Bulgarian journalist Sonja Koltuklieva was hospitalized after a member of the National Protection Service (NSO) violently threw her to the ground while trying to ask a question to Parliament Speaker Mihaela Docova in front of the headquarters of the "Advanced Bulgaria" party, led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev, in Sofia, as evidenced by videos that appeared on social networks, as well as reports by the PIK news agency, reports Novinite.com.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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standartnews.com broke the news on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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