Prime Minister and Foreign Minister call for freedom for Navalny

“The sentencing of Navalny is unacceptable and he must be freed immediately,” writes Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Facebook, and adds that court trials must not be politicized. 

“The continuing violence against the peacefully protesting Russian citizens is inadmissible,” Borissov writes further.

“The court ruling to jail Navalny after treatment abroad and after the attempted poisoning is totally unacceptable,” Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva writes on Twitter.

The decision to jail @Navalny after having been treated abroad after poisoning attempt is utterly unacceptable. We call the decisions of #ECHR to be respected, the right of fair trial is a fundamental human right that is undeniable. pic.twitter.com/57n64aKbUn

“We call for the observance of the decisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the right to a fair trial is a fundamental, inalienable human right,” adds Ekaterina Zaharieva, as quoted by the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry. 

#EU in one voice: condemning the Russian authoroities decision to jail @Navalny. We consider it unacceptable as it is politically motivated & runs counter to Russia’s international human rights obligations. @eu_eeas https://t.co/VCKflKOLct pic.twitter.com/d48hvgbpDm