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On 19th of September 2019 Jock Palfreeman was granted parole after serving almost 12 years in Bulgarian prison for fatally stabbing a neo-Nazi on the streets of Sofia in December 2007. His early release has instigated a chain reaction of state repression, far-right mobilisation and media sensationalism. Immediately after his release Jock was taken to an immigration detention centre in Sofia under the pretext that he did not possess a valid passport with which he could leave the country. A couple of weeks later Jock’s newly issued emergency passport was unlawfully confiscated by Bulgarian authorities and Sotir Tsatsarov, Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General, pleaded the suspension of the early parole court decision and demanded the re-opening of the case. The authorities’ blatant interference in the justice system and their tightening grip on outspoken opponents has led to public outcry and increased support for Jock’s plight. Currently, after his release from detention, Jock finds himself in a legal deadlock – without documents and restricted from leaving the country he remains under the custody of the Bulgarian state while awaiting the decision of the Supreme Court of Cassation.
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