Protection Service Orders Probe Into Incident Involving Journalist; Parliament Chair Expresses Regret, Politicians Demand Accountability
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A journalist from Bulgaria arrived at the hospital after being pushed violently and slammed to the ground by a security officer accompanying the President of Parliament, Mihaela Dotsova. The incident took place on Thursday, October 22, 2026, in the center of Sofia, while Sonia Koltuklieva, journalist of the PIK agency, tried to address a few questions to the official. The moment was filmed, and the images distributed on social networks caused st…
Journalist Sonia Koltuklieva was hospitalized after an agent of the National Protection Service (NSO) violently shut her down, while she tried to ask questions to the President of Parliament, Mihaela Dotsova, in front of the headquarters of Bulgaria's Progressive Party of Prime Minister Rumen Radev in Sofia, according to video images distributed on social networks and reports of the PIK press agency. according to Novinite.
Sonya Koltukleva tried to open the car door of Michaela Dotsova - The Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament apologized for the police officer's reaction
Journalist Sonya Koltuklieva had physical contact with an employee of the National Security Service after an event in Sofia. The incident occurred in the area of Hristo Botev Boulevard, after the Speaker of the National Assembly Mihaela Dotsova got into a car. According to information from Lupa BG, Koltuklieva opened the car door, after which the NSO employee intervened and the journalist fell to the sidewalk. An ambulance arrived on the scene, …
The incident in Sofia raises questions about the safety of journalists, and the authorities are investigating them.
Bulgarian journalist Sonya Koltuklieva ended up in hospital on Thursday evening. While trying to ask a question to Parliament Speaker Mihaela Docova in Sofia, she was tackled to the ground by an officer of the National Protection Service (NSO).
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