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Radical Islam Witnesses in Bulgaria's Pazardzhik Withdraw Statements

All witnesses in the case against Ahmed Musa Ahmed and his 13 supporters who were questioned on Thursday by the Pazardzhik District Court have withdrawn their statements, reported BNR.

The witnesses were mostly from the Iztok Roma neighbourhood. All of them stated that, during their initial statements, they were confused or misunderstood.

Musa and Angela

"What is your name?" I asked in Turkish through my half-opened car window while I was passing over a 5 Turkish Lira note, which he grabbed quickly while giving me a big wide smile.

Plovdiv Appellate Court Upholds Detention of Imam Accused of Preaching Radical Islam

The Plovdiv Appellate Court upheld on Thursday the detention of the imam Ahmed Musa, who has been accused of preaching radical Islam in Bulgaria.

The court justified its decision, describing Musa as potentially dangerous and likely to go into hiding in case he is released.

Court to Sit on Pazardzhik 'Radical' Imam's Detention

The district court of Pazarzdhik is to decide on Friday whether Muslim spiritual leader Ahmed Musa Ahmed should remain in custody.

Ahmed Musa Ahmed was arrested after a special operation on Wednesday in Southern Bulgaria.

The operation resulted in the detention of seven people who were charged with membership of a criminal group preaching radical Islam and propagating war.