Bulgarian nationalist chief ordered to cease discriminatory remarks

Deutsche Presse-Agentur
July 21, 2006 Friday 4:53 PM EST

DPA x Bulgaria Justice Bulgarian nationalist chief ordered to cease
discriminatory remarks Sofia A local court in Sofia ordered Friday
Volen Siderov, the chairman of the Bulgarian nationalist party Ataka
(Attack), to cease making discriminatory remarks.

Siderov’s remarks had exceeded "the measure of freedom of speech,"
the court said. The case, brought by an Armenian women, was based on
remarks made by Siderov about minorities.

Presently, Siderov faces seven other lawsuits for inciting
discrimination towards ethnic and sexual minorities.