Ahmed Dogan
Ahmed Demir Dogan (Bulgarian: Ахмед Демир Доган; born 29 March 1954) is a Bulgarian politician. He was chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) from 4 January 1990 to 19 January 2013.
Dogan was born on 29 March 1954 in Pchelarovo, Dobrich Province. He is of Turkish ancestry.
On 19 January 2013, a man tried to assault Dogan with a gun during a political meeting.[1] While Dogan was talking to a large group of people from a podium, a man ran onto the stage and pointed a pistol within a foot of Dogan's head. The man used a gas pistol filled with pepper spray, but the gun did not fire. According to Bulgaria's deputy chief prosecutor, even if the gun had fired, pepper spray is not deadly.[2] The man was tackled and wrestled to the ground by security guards and delegates. He was severely beaten for several minutes before being arrested. The entire event was captured on video. The man was identified as Oktai Enimehmedov, a Bulgarian national of Turkish descent.[3]
References change
- ↑ "Man points gun at leader of Bulgaria's Turkish party". Reuters. 19 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ Tara Brady (21 January 2013). "Was 'assassination' attempt on Bulgarian politician a hoax? Gunman used gas pistol loaded with pepper spray that would not have killed opposition leader". Daily Mail UK Online. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ↑ "Bulgarian MRF leader, Ahmed Dogan, fights off gunman". BBC. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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