7 Roma Detained in Bulgaria for Murder of Cherry Orchard Guard

A photo showing the dead body of the 46-year-old cherry orchard guard Plamen who was beaten to death by a Roma gang. Photo by DarikNews

Seven Roma were detained Saturday by the Kyustendil police for the murder of a 46-year-old guard of a cherry orchard in the Bulgarian village of Shishkovtsi.

The Kyustendil District Prosecutor, Kameliya Stefanova, said all seven detainees were from the Roma Quarter "Iztok" in the city of Kyustendil.

She said the suspects would be detained for 72 hours, and that she would demand their permanent detention after that. The seven are suspected of an intentional murder and the severe beating of two other guards.

The Roma raid against the cherry orchard and the murder of one of its guards led the population of the region to demand extra security measures, threatening to defend itself with any means possible if the authorities failed to take action.

 

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