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A far-right nationalist candidate in Bulgaria's Nov. 14 presidential election was detained and charged with hooliganism and infliction of an injury over a weekend attack on an LGBT community centre in Sofia, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
SOFIA (Reuters) - A far-right nationalist candidate in Bulgaria s Nov. 14 presidential election was detained and charged with hooliganism and infliction of an injury over a weekend attack on an LGBT community centre in Sofia, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Boyan Rasate, a politician known for his strong anti-LGBT positions, has been detained for 72 hours, after his legal immunity as a presidential candidate was waived. He has not admitted any guilt and has declined to make a statement, prosecutors said. The crimes committed stand out with their extreme audacity and disrespect for the democratic foundations of the state, prosecutors said in a statement. A group of about 10 people led by Rasate stormed the Rainbow Hub during a trans community event late on Saturday, hitting one employee in the face, and overturning stalls and tables, the Bilitis Foundation, which runs the centre, said. The attack has drawn criticism from Bulgaria s leading political parties and was strongly condemned by
A nationalist running in the November 14 presidential election in Bulgaria has been indicted over an attack last weekend against an LGBTQ community centre in So
A right-wing nationalist candidate in this month's presidential election has been detained and indicted over a weekend attack on an LGBT community center in the capital.