Yotova Seeks NSO Chief’s Resignation After Koltuklieva Is Knocked Down
Major General Emil Tonev, head of Bulgaria’s National Service for Protection (NSO), has said he is prepared to resign, the service announced in a press release, following an incident in which a security officer knocked journalist Sonya Koltuklieva to the ground. President Iliana Yotova said earlier that she would seek Tonev’s resignation over the handling of the incident, which took place on October 22, 2026, outside the headquarters of the ruling Progressive Bulgaria party in Sofia, as Koltuklieva attempted to question National Assembly Speaker Mihaela Dotsova. The NSP said an internal…
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