Bulgaria: journalist assaulted

23.10.2026 Sofia, Bulgaria – A civil service security guard assaulted a journalist from the Bulgarian media outlet PIK, Sonya Koltuklieva, while she was trying to ask a question to Parliament Speaker Mihaela Dotsova, who drove away from the crime scene.

A Bulgarian state protection officer was detained after shoving journalist Sonya Koltuklieva to the ground in Sofia as she tried to question Parliament Speaker Mihaela Dotsova.

She was hospitalized with a fractured shoulder, with some reports also citing a concussion.
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The modus operandi of the speaker of Bulgarian parliameent looks very similar to the methods of mafia bosses – а physical elimination of the source of nuisance.
The journalist was attacked for fulfilling her work duties. She asked questions to the representative of the elected body, which refused to answer them.
Moreover, the speaker of the parliament ran away from the crime scene, she didn’t offer any help to the victim.