About this user
As an act of goodwill I have removed the picture of the Bulgarian sex offender that was scaring away all the women on Youtube. Hopefully he is now a better man.
-----------------
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24882805-2862,00.html
Tram warning after theft of 70 purses and wallets
Staff writer
January 07, 2009 07:35am
POLICE are warning tram travellers to protect their belongings after the theft of about 70 purses and wallets.
The warning comes after police arrested three Bulgarian nationals on Monday.
They are believed to be linked to the 70 thefts on Melbourne trams during December alone.
The Transit Safety Division made the arrest as part of Operation Distribute, an undercover and uniformed police operation targeting theft on Melbournes tram network.
The Bulgarian nationals, all women, are aged 16, 27 and 32 years, and are in Australia on tourist visas which police have since seized.
Police have charged them each with attempted theft, handle stolen goods and possess proceeds of crime.
Transit Safety Division Acting Senior Sergeant Matt Volk said police had organised Operation Distribute. It involved transit police and Yarra Trams authorised officers riding trams, some undercover, to detect and prevent thieves and pickpockets.
We had witnessed a spike in reports of theft from tram travellers, and in nearly every case people didnt realise they had lost their belongings until they left the tram, Acting Sen-Sgt Volk said.
While we believe this weeks arrest will help to reduce the number of reported thefts, our members are reporting seeing people with open handbags, and some seem quite blasé about protecting their valuables.
So while were out in force to stop this sort of theft, we want to remind people that they must be responsible for securing their valuables when aboard any form of public transport, including trams.
Act Sen-Sgt Volk also made an appeal for people to report thefts that might already have occurred to help with the investigation.
We are particularly interested in hearing from anyone who may have had foreign currency stolen, as a search warrant executed on a Kings Park address yielded a quantity of cash, most of it in money from other countries.
To help reinforce the tram safety message, Transit police will today hand out crime prevention pamphlets to tram travellers at 11am, at the tram stop on the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke Streets, Melbourne.
Yarra Trams is also using its public announcement system to warn people to secure their belongings while riding.
The teenage girl has been bailed to appear before Melbourne Childrens Court on February 5 and the two adults were bailed to appear before Melbourne Magistrates Court on the same day.
-----------------
http://www.lemonde.fr/opinions/article/2009/02/14/une-imposture-bulgare-par-francois-frison-roche_1155430_3232.html
Une imposture bulgare?
par François Frison-Roche
LE MONDE
14.02.09 | 13h30
Vingt ans après la fin du régime communiste et deux ans après son entrée dans l'Union européenne, la Bulgarie n'est pas à la hauteur des attentes qu'elle suscitait parmi ses partenaires. Au-delà de la suppression récente de fonds d'adhésion pour fraudes, elle inquiète au point que la mise en application de la clause de sauvegarde en matière judiciaire prévue à l'article 38 du traité d'adhésion est évoquée par certains Etats membres. Depuis de nombreuses années, le système judiciaire, pilier de toute démocratie, est miné par la criminalisation rampante de l'Etat et la corruption. L'exemple récent de ce que l'on appelle "l'affaire Borilski" en est une illustration.
Martin Borilski était un jeune Bulgare de 24 ans en quatrième année de droit à Paris. En juillet 2000, il a été assassiné de 93 coups de couteau. Malgré les preuves scientifiques accumulées par la police française et transmises à la justice bulgare, ses meurtriers présumés, deux Bulgares qui étaient parvenus à quitter la France, viennent d'être acquittés en appel. Bien que les autorités françaises aient manifesté une très grande vigilance sur ce dossier (l'ambassadeur de France s'est déplacé lors du premier procès devant le tribunal de Choumen, la garde des sceaux a évoqué l'affaire avec son homologue bulgare), l'aboutissement judiciaire de ce crime après neuf ans de procédure est révélateur d'une justice dévoyée, achetée, gangrenée.
L'un des deux accusés, Gueorgui J., n'est autre que le fils d'un ancien haut responsable du service de l'instruction devenu "avocat d'affaires" très influent dans la principale ville côtière de la mer Noire. Il ne fait pas de doute que ce "jugement" est un déni de justice.
... continued at website ...