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...question from the judge, Naumov denied that Bulgaria's state police had mistreated, beaten or "burned" him. Said he: "I advise all waverers to go to the state security people for re-education...
...three judges sat in front of a heroic mural of the blindfolded Goddess of Justice. Behind the defendants and their armed guards was a special section reserved for the defendants' relatives. First to come before the court was the Rev. Nikola Naumov, president of the Supreme Council of Bulgaria's United Evangelical Churches. He had always been known to his friends as a man of staunch convictions. "I confess I am guilty," he said in a clear voice. "I am sincerely sorry for what I have done." He remained on the stand for three hours. He said...
From time to time, his voice broke. Again & again the tall (6 ft.), robust man broke into tears, wiping his face with his handkerchief. "Believe me," he sobbed, "I am ashamed to beg for mercy. Give me a chance to correct my errors . . . Never in Bulgaria's history was there so much religious freedom as now . . . Christians and Communists are two brothers who have bypassed each other, but they will find each other some...
...Believe in Man." Next was the Rev. Yanko Ivanov, a bald, short man who is superintendent of Bulgaria's Methodist Church. Said he: "I don't believe in man because he lies frequently ... I will give you now a full account of my criminal activities, which make me ashamed ... I will say that I am a sinner...
...same time, the Bulgarian press began to publish the "confessions" of the 15 Protestant leaders indicted for treason. Methodist Yanko Ivanov was said to have admitted giving the U.S. information "on Russian troop movements in Bulgaria." Congregationalist Vassil Ziapkov was quoted: "We betrayed our Motherland, we revealed her secrets before enemies...