The Malta Independent 12 May 2024, Sunday
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Bulgarian woman gets conditional discharge for begging on the streets and being a public nuisance

Sunday, 25 January 2015, 15:51 Last update: about 10 years ago

Maria Varbanova, a Bulgarian woman, was conditionally discharged for a year today after pleading guilty to begging and being a nuisance.

Her lawyer explained that in Bulgaria it was not illegal to beg. Another two Bulgarian women were similarly convicted last Thursday.

 

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