Bulgaria: Information on the penalty for escape from prison
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGR15532.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bulgaria: Information on the penalty for escape from prison, 1 October 1993, BGR15532.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab0720.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Attached please find Articles 297, 298, 299 and 300 of the Bulgarian Penal Code which describe the different types of escape from prison and the penalties for each.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Bulgaria. Penal Code. 1987. Sofia: Ministry of Justice.
Attachments
Bulgaria. Penal Code. 1987. Sofia: Ministry of Justice, p. 70.
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