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Traffic policeman refuses his fifth bribe in less than two months

Tue, Aug 11 2009 13:17 CET byPetar Kostadinov 1200 Views 4 Comments
Traffic policeman refuses his fifth bribe in less than two months

Photo: Julia Lazarova

Anton Dimitrov, a police office from Haskovo town, central Bulgaria, has refused a bribe for the fifth time in the past two months, Bulgarian BTA news agency said on August 11 2009.

On August 10 2009 Dimitrov pulled over a minivan for inspection. When the motorist failed to present the vehicle's registration papers Dimitrov started writing him a ticket. At that point the driver threw three banknotes of five leva each into the police vehicle. The driver was then taken into custody and a pre-trial investigation against him launched for attempting to bribe a police officer.

A few days ago Dimitrov pulled over another van in the area and the same routine followed with the offender throwing four banknotes of five leva each into the police car. He was also arrested.

In July another motorist tried to bribe Dimitrov with 20 leva but also failed and found himself behind bars.

The other two cases of attempted bribery also happened in July with the same result.

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Anonymous jed Tue, Aug 11 2009 22:10 CET
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It is so pleasant to see someone who obviously gets a high from doing his job well as opposed to by screwing the system. Of course, he doesn't warrant a medal but thank goodness for people like him.

Anonymous Mat Tue, Aug 11 2009 22:06 CET
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You try and bribe a traffic policeman with 15 leva and he'll have you prosecuted - you must start with at least 20.

Anonymous Pantelis Mina Tue, Aug 11 2009 20:55 CET
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He should be congratulated although probably the majority of Bulgarians (and Balkanians generally) will think that he is a certified idiot. It makes a change to hear about people and particularly policemen like him. For someone like Anton Dimitrov I would say that he loves his country. Bulgaria needs more people like him who bring hope and faith for a better future.

Anonymous Cosmos Tue, Aug 11 2009 20:46 CET
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Well well, keep up the good work this sends a clear message.

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