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Protest by prison and courthouse guards continues

The protests by guards in prisons and courthouse buildings, and magistrates in Bulgaria continue today in front of the Palace of Justice in Sofia and in a number of other regional towns.

The protesters are demanding an alignment of their salaries with salaries in the other departments in the security sector, an improvement of working conditions and an end to the current critical ratio between guards and prisoners which is now 1 to 100. 



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