Acting Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Demerdzhiev

Ivan Demerdzhiev is a lawyer with over 20 years of experience.

He was born in 1975 in Plovdiv.

In 2001, he held an urgent telephone conversation with the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia, Oliver Spasovski, in connection with the attack on Hristiyan Pendikov in Ohrid, the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

Minister Demerdzhiev asked to be informed in a timely manner about the progress of the investigation into the serious criminal incident.

For his part, his colleague made a commitment to resolve the case.

"Such hatred should not exist," said the Bulgarian interior minister.

Demerdzhiev called on law enforcement in our neighboring country to take preventive measures so that there are no similar cases in the future.

He gave as an example the efforts of the Bulgarian police to preserve public order at the opening of the Macedonian cultural club in Blagoevgrad.

The two ministers agreed to hold a bilateral meeting as soon as possible.

Externally summoned the Macedonian ambassador because of the beating of a Bulgarian in Ohrid

We remind you that late last night the secretary of the "Tsar Boris Treti" club in Ohrid, Hristiyan Pendikov, was attacked.

His condition is serious.

He was transported to Bulgaria on the government plane "Falcon".

Ivan Demerdzhiev

Ohrid

North Macedonia

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Christian Pendikov