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Ataka Leader Siderov Pleads Guilty to Three Charges

Sofia, March 10 (BTA) - The Sofia City Court will consider three plea agreements with Ataka leader Volen Siderov on Monday, relating to cases from 2011, 2013 and 2015.

Under the terms of the agreements, Siderov is to receive probation, have regular meetings with a probation officer and pay monthly deductions from his salary in the place of community service.

In 2011 Siderov interrupted observances of the April Uprising in Batak and in 2013 he clashed physically with a journalist and attacked a police officer outside Parliament in Sofia.

On October 23, 2015 Siderov and fellow party member and deputy Dessislav Choukolov entered the building of the National Academy of Theatrical and Film Art (NATFA) and clashed with students. Choukolov signed a plea bargain agreement under the same terms.