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1 | A Visitor Describes How it Feels to be Mugged by Bulgarian Police | Mpitsidika Mitantara Ny Fahatsapany Ho Nasian'ny Polisy Bolgara |
2 | Central Bus Station in Sofia. | Foibe Fiantsonan'ireo Fiara Mpitatitra Ao Sofia. |
3 | Photo by Nikola Gruev, used under Creative Commons-BY license. | Sary an'i Nikola Gruev, nampiasàna ny lisansa Creative Commons-BY. |
4 | Political scientist and blogger Anastas Vangeli described his experience of extortion by Bulgarian policemen on his way from Macedonia to Poland, in a Facebook post. | Notantarain'i Anastas Vangeli, mpahay siansa politika sady bilaogera, tao anaty lahatsoratra iray ao amin'ny Facebook ny niainany ny fanorana nataon'ireo polisy Bolgara azy fony izy teny an-dàlana avy any Makedonia. |
5 | On February 9, 2014, two armed officers “detained” him at a secluded area of the main bus station in Sofia, until he gave them some money. | Tamin'ny 9 Febroary 2014, “notànan'ny” polisy roa mitam-piadiana izy, taminà toerana mitokana iray ao amin'ny foibe fiantsonan'ny fiara mpitatitra ao Sofia, mandra-panomeny vola ho azy ireo. |
6 | In conclusion, he wrote: | Raha fehezina dia hoy izy nanoratra: |
7 | This was probably one of the most disappointing experiences in my lifetime. | Mety ho ity no iray amin'ireo zavatra ratsy indrindra nampalahelo teo amin'ny fiainako. |
8 | What added to the disappointment, however, were the comments and the double victimization by people when I told them this happened: | Manampy ny hadisoam-panantenana anefa dia mbola teo koa ny fanomezan-tsiny avy amin'ny olona rehefa mba notantaraiko azy ireo ny zava-nitranga: |
9 | These are all statements that not speak only of the reality of omnipresent corruption and abuse of office and power, but about the complete lack of empathy, or even consciousness that one day it might be you. | Ireny fanambaràna rehetra ireny izay tsy hoe miresaka fotsiny ny zavatra misy iainana amin'ny kolikoly hita eny rehetra eny sy ny fanararaotana ataon'ny polisy sy ny fitondràna, fa koa mikasika ny tsy fisian'ny fitserana tanteraka sy fahatsapana ny hirifirin'ny hafa, na fahatsapantena aza hoe indray andro any mety ho anjaranao. |
10 | Moreover, it is an indicator that people have given up the hope that things will change; but also the responsibility that they should contribute to such change. | Ankoatra izay, famantarana io fa hoe efa miraviravy tànana ny vahoaka amin'ny hisian'ny fanantenana fa hisy fiovàn-javatra; ary koa amin'ny andraikitr'izy ireo tokony handraisany anjara hisian'izany fiovàna izany. |
11 | At the end of the day, the state holds the monopoly of the use of force; I was mugged by those who are supposed to protect me (even though I don't have a Bulgarian passport - no pun intended). | Amin'ny farany, ny fanjakàna no mitàna sy ampihimamba ny fampiasàn-kery; ireo noheverina fa hiaro ahy indray no nampiasa hery namely ahy (na dia tsy manana Pasipaoro Bolgara aza aho - tsy misy sarinteny mihitsy an). |
12 | So all kinds of relativizing comments are completely out of place on this. | Araka izany dia diso toerana daholo ireo karazana fanehoankevitra manamaivana rehetra amin'izy ity. |
13 | These reactions are consistent with one of the key characteristics of “backsliding from democracy,” exposed at the Seventh Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy, held in Lima, in October 2012: | Ireny fihetsika rehetra ireny dia azo ampifandraisina amin'ny iray amin'ireo toetra tena mampiavaka ny “fikororosiana miala amin'ny demaokrasia,” novelabelarina nandritry ny Fihaonambe Fahafiton'ny Hetsika Manerantany Ho An'ny Demaokrasia, natao tany Lima tamin'ny Oktobra 2012: |
14 | “…corruption becomes so widespread that citizens accept is as a norm.” | “…lasa tena miparitaka be izao ny kolikoly ka mahatonga ny olom-pirenena hanaiky azy ho toy ny fenitra” |
15 | People commenting (in various languages) on Vangeli's Facebook post about the incident reminisced that such a “toll for foreigners” was common Bulgarian police practice during the dismal 1990s - but that they had not expected its resurgence in this day and age. | Nahatsiaro ireo olona naneho hevitra (amin'ny fiteny isan-karazany) ao amin'ny lahatsoratr'i Vangelis ao amin'ny Facebook mikasika ilay tranga fa efa fomba fanaon'ny polisy Bolgara ny “mampandoa haba ny vahiny” tahaka izany, efa hatramin'ny taona 1990 - saingy tsy nampoizin-dry zareo hipongatra indray izy io amin'izao andro sy fotoana izao. |
16 | Some of the commenters related similar experiences from other countries, from Russia to Kenya. | Ny sasany amin'ireo mpaneho hevitra dia mampifandray an'ireny amin'izay mitranga any amin'ny firenena hafa, miala avy any Rosia hatrany Kenya. |
17 | Activist Besim Nebiu wrote: | Nanoratra ilay mpikatroka mafàna fo, Besim Nebiu, hoe: |
18 | Notice how they immediately asked you if you have a flight to catch at the airport. | Mariho ny fomba fanontaniany mivantana anao raha toa ka tsy maintsy handray fiaramanidina eny an-tseranana ianao. |
19 | That gave them the ‘upper hand' in dealing with you. | Manome ‘tombony' azy ireo amin'ny fomba fitondràny anao izany. |
20 | A friend of mine who lives in Kenya, once wrote a blog post, in which he describes how corrupt police have “opportunity cost” (8 hours shifts in which they try to maximize revenue). | Nisy namako iray mipetraka any Kenya, nanoratra indray mandeha izay tao amin'ny bilaogy, nanoritsoritany ny fomba “nanòran'ireo” polisy mpandray kolikoly azy (ora 8 be izao izay niezahan-dry zareo nampitombo ny vola halainy). |
21 | They usually avoid “difficult customers,” so any strategy of acting dumb and not too upset should work, after 15 minutes, they give up on you, and move to someone easier to deal with. | Mazàna dia sorohan-dry zareo “ireo mpivezivezy manahirana,” mba hahafahan'ny fihetsika adàlany miasa sy tsy dia hampisafoaka loatra, ka aorian'ny 15 minitra, avelan-dry zareo ianao, ary lasa izy mitady izay olona azony pehana moramora kokoa. |
22 | Special Winter uniform of Bulgarian Border Police presented [bg] on the website of Ministry of Interior Affairs. | Fitafy manokana rehefa andro ririnina, natao ho an'ireo Polisy mpiandry sisintany , natolotra [bg] tao amin'ny tranonkalan'ny Ministeran'ny Atitany. |
23 | According to the victim, the officers in question wore green and carried badges of common police (“Ohranitelna Politsiya”), which according to the Ministry wears dark blue uniforms. | Araka ny fanambaran'ny niharam-pahavoazana, ireo manampahefana voalazany dia nitafy fanamiana maitso ary nitondra “badge” famantarana ny Polisy Kaominaly (“Ohranitelna Politsiya”), izay araka ny filazan'ny Ministera dia mitafy fanamiana manga antitra. |
24 | Bulgarian blogger Komitata translated Vangeli's post within his post [bg] titled “They Protect Us and It's No Theater,” which includes opinions about the local context of wasted state resources on questionable police actions praised by the relevant minister: | |
25 | The system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not reformed. | Tsy nisy fanavaozana ny rafitry ny Ministeran'ny Atitany. |
26 | The previous government invested great efforts, but due to lack of decisiveness and political will, the reforms remain modest and far from irreversible. | Nanao ezaka goavana ny governemanta teo aloha, saingy noho ny tsy fisian'ny fahavononana matotra tamin'ny fandraisana fanapahan-kvitra sy ara-politika, mijanona ho zara raha misy sy lavitry ny fitsimbadihana tanteraka ny fiovàna. |
27 | In his post, Komitata also referred to Twitter discussion [bg] in which Bulgarians ask whether the police have the right to search them at the bus station, and pointed to information on citizen rights during police searches [bg]. | Ao amin'ny lahatsorany, niresaka ihany koa i Komitata momba ny fifanakalozan-kevitra tao amin'ny Twitter [bg] ka ao anatin'izany ireo Bolgara no manontany raha manan-jo hisava azy ireo any amin'ny toeram-piantsonan'ny fiara mpitatitra ny polisy, ary nanasongadina torohay mikasika ny zon'ny olom-pirenena mandritry ny fisavana ataon'ny polisy [bg]. |