Document #1190280
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
According to representatives of Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in Sofia and the embassy of Bulgaria
in Washington, article 39 of the penal code is still in effect and
has not been amended since 1986 (20 May 1994; 27 May 1994).
For a copy of article 39, please consult
the attached document.
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria,
Washington. 27 May 1994. Telephone interview with
representative.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
Research Institute, Sofia. 20 May 1994. Telephone interview with
representative.
Bulgaria, Ministry of Justice. Penal
Code. 1987. p. 10.