Bulgarian Nationalists Threaten New Protests Against Jehovah's Witnesses

Society | April 21, 2011, Thursday // 12:50|  views

VMRO supporters during the protest against the Jehova Witnesses on Sunday. Photo by burgasnews

The Bulgarian nationalist VMRO party has declared it will stage a new protest against the Jehovah Witnesses, this time in the capital Sofia.

Last Sunday, five followers of the Jehovah Witnesses were injured in a clash provoked by a rally against their sect, organized by VMRO. The incident happened in the Black Sea city of Burgas, in front of the Jehovah Witnesses House of Prayer.

The attackers were football hooligans, VMRO explained afterwards, stating that the party intended to stage a peaceful protest. However, it warned that accidents like this may follow if the Jehovah Witnesses are not banned.

The new rally will take place on May 01 in Sofia's Lyulin district, where a Jehovah Witnesses' prayer house is situated. VMRO further stated on Friday it demands that the country's National Revenue Agency should scrutinize the sect and find out how it is financed.

The Revenue Agency should reveal how the Jehovah witnesses have afforded to buy their prayer houses, which are in fact office buildings, Angel Dzhambazki, leader of the party, said.

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Tags: Jehovah Witnesses, protest, rally, hooligans, sect, VMRO

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