Bulgarian skinhead gets five years of inprisonment for beating a Nigerian football player

Alert DateJanuary 20, 2007 Country: Bulgaria Address: Sofia, Bulgaria General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Afrophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Sport Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Other
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Nigerian
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age 18-25
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Bulgarian
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age 18-25
Perpetrators Number 1
Extremist/Organised Group Violence Yes

The Bulgarian Supreme Court of Cassation sentenced a young skinhead to five years of imprisonment for severely beating the 20-year-old Nigerian footballer Muayua Kolauole on the grounds of racial intolerance.
The football player was attacked on January 20, 2007 by Alexander Ginchev (20 years old) and a group of skinheads. After the incident Ginchev was charged with attempted murder in a particularly cruel way. The prepetrator was sentenced at 5 years of imprisonment for racist assault at the first instance. In April, 2009 the appellate court confirmed the conviction. This is the first sentence in Bulgaria for a racially-motivated violence.

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