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SOFIA, Bulgaria – Latest news on the rape and murder of a Bulgarian journalist (all times local):
22:00.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on governments to ensure "responsibility" for crimes against journalists, such as "murder and rape" against Bulgarian TV journalist Viktoria Marinova.
The US spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said Monday that Guterres was "very concerned" about the murder of Marinova and is awaiting the conclusions of the investigation into his murder.
Dujarric told reporters at the US headquarters in New York "that there has been a very disturbing increase in violence, sexual and otherwise, which particularly targets women journalists."
According to him, Dujarric said that Guterres gave "special attention" to this trend and raised the problem of violence against journalists with UN member states, both privately and publicly. .
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9:35 p.m.
The Bulgarians went to the vigil to pay tribute to a TV journalist raped and killed in Ruse, Danube City, after covering corruption in Bulgaria
Hundreds of people in mourning, some in tears, have placed candles, his portrait and his roses – the national flower – at the foot of a monument in the city of Ruse Monday night.
Authorities on Saturday discovered the body of Viktoria Marinova, 30, near the river in the northern Bulgarian city. Police said that she had been strangled.
Marinova was a director of TVN, a small television channel in Ruse, and a television presenter for two investigative programs. His latest program dealt with possible corruption involving funds from the European Union.
In the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, people in mourning gathered in front of a church. One of them, Kristina Petkov, said the Bulgarians had a "zero" confidence in the authorities. According to her, "whatever the results of the investigation (on the death of Marinova), people will not believe them."
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6:05 p.m.
The European Union said that the investigation into the murder of a Bulgarian television reporter should be thorough and business quickly.
European Commission spokeswoman Margaritis Schinas said the commission is expecting a "swift and thorough investigation" into the death of Viktoria Marinova "that will bring the perpetrators to justice and clarify whether this attack is related at his work".
Marinova's body was found Saturday in the northern city of Ruse. She had been beaten, raped and strangled.
Schinas added: "We must ensure that journalists around the world are safe and make an invaluable contribution to our democratic societies."
He quoted a speech delivered last month by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker: "Too many of our journalists are intimidated, assaulted or even murdered. We can not have democracy without a free press.
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5:40 p.m.
The Bulgarian supreme prosecutor said that the authorities had no new ideas about the reasons for the rape and murder of a Bulgarian television journalist.
Attorney General Sotir Tsatsarov said the authorities were following all investigations into the murder of Viktoria Marinova.
He said Monday that "at this point, let's be careful, not because we have nothing to say, but because every word dropped can hurt our work."
Marinova's body was found Saturday in the northern city of Ruse. She had been beaten, raped and strangled.
Tsatsarov said, "One thing is certain. The actions were extremely brutal and extremely monstrous. "
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3:40 p.m.
A group of journalists has called for an investigation into the "brutal" murder of a Bulgarian TV journalist and presenter, but warned against any speculation about the reason for his assassination.
The Association of European Journalists-Bulgaria said that there should be a thorough investigation into the death of Viktoria Marinova and that justice should be "rendered … to those responsible for this brutal act".
Marinova's body was found on Saturday. She had been beaten, raped and strangled.
The association said the investigation should consider possible motives, including the fact that his assassination was linked to his work as a journalist.
However, he added: "As long as there are no solid and proven facts, the speculation that the incident is related to freedom of expression … is unacceptable . "
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2:40 p.m.
A Bulgarian online survey website owner has requested the opening of an independent international investigation into the rape and murder of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova.
The owner of Bivol.bg, Assen Yordanov, said Monday that he could not directly associate Marinova's murder with his work, but said his September 30 issue was addressing "our very sensitive investigation into the situation." misuse of European funds This is a subject on which no other Bulgarian national media has dared to speak. "
He told the Associated Press that his site had received "operational information that attacks against our journalists working on this story are being discussed and prepared."
Yordanov said that "to know the truth, we call for an independent investigation … We want independent European investigators to be involved, because we believe that the Bulgarian authorities are part of the criminal network of this country. ".
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14h
The German government has strongly condemned the murder of a Bulgarian journalist, described as "brutal and horrendous murder".
A spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry said it was imperative "that there be a quick investigation and that this horrible event be illuminated in the most comprehensive way possible".
The body of 30-year-old television journalist Viktoria Marinova, brutally beaten, raped and strangled, was found Saturday in Ruse, northern Bulgaria.
Sven Giegold, a German member of the Greens in the European Parliament, said that all of Europe should be worried about the murder.
Giegold said: "First, Malta, then Slovakia, and now Bulgaria. It is unacceptable that in Europe journalists are again killed, "referring to the murder of two other journalists in these countries.
He called on the European Parliament to quickly send a delegation to Bulgaria to help investigate this crime.
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24:30
Bulgarian police are investigating the rape and murder of a TV reporter and presenter whose body was thrown near the Danube.
The authorities on Saturday uncovered the body of 30-year-old Viktoria Marinova in Ruse, northern Bulgaria.
Police said she was brutally beaten, raped and strangled. His body was found in a park near the river.
Interior Minister Mladen Marinov said Monday that there was no evidence suggesting that the murder was related to Marinova's work. "It's about rape and murder," he said.
The Bulgarian police, however, say they are working on all possible scenarios, examining possible links to their personal and professional lives.
Marinova was director of a small local television channel and presenter of two investigative programs.
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