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Mufti’s Office files petition against law concerning "Radical Islam"

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The Supreme Council of the Muslim denomination in Bulgaria has filed a petition against legislative changes restricting religious freedoms and discriminating against Islamic citizens in Bulgaria, the Chief Mufti's Office has announced. The petition, which includes 46 016 people has been filed to the administrations of President Rumen Radev, National Assembly President Tsveta Karayancheva, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Ombudsman Maya Manolova. The petition came after on December 6th the National Assembly voted in support for amendments to the Criminal Code, which give an absurd definition of the term ‘radical Islam’ and criminalizes activities stemming from it," the statement said.



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