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Bulgaria Mulls Ban on Life Sentence without Parole [Jan 20, 2011] Bulgaria's justice ministry has proposed that the heaviest sentence in the country's Penal Code ? life imprisonment without parole - is abolished. A part of the proposed amendments were published online on the site of the department Wednesday. Should the proposal be adopted, it means that the convicts, found guilty of the heaviest crimes, will have the chance to walk out of prison after serving ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks 1st Day against Totalitarianism [Aug 23, 2010] Bulgaria marked Monday for the first time ever the European Day commemorating the victims of the crimes of totalitarianism. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Demands Transparency, Bigger Sentences [Jul 26, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has demanded bigger sentences for criminals, in order to achieve better prevention of crimes. It is alarming that criminals tend to receive sentences that do not correspond to the size of their crimes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Arrest 4 over Crimes against Banking System [May 22, 2010] Four people have been arrested during a special police operation in Bulgarias Black Sea capital Varna on Saturday. The Bulgarian Interior Ministry reported that they are suspected of crimes against the banking system. [via YahooNews] More >>