Jock Palfreeman leaves Bulgaria 'against his will' more than a decade after arrest

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'I do not want my whereabouts known': Australian Jock Palfreeman leaves Bulgaria

Australian Jock Palfreeman has left Bulgaria, more than 13 years after he was first arrested and charged with murdering a student in the capital Sofia.Jock Palfreeman’s lawyer said he was threatened with arrest if he did not leave BulgariaA court found him guilty and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.Mr Palfreeman’s lawyer Kalin Angelov said his client had wanted to remain in the country, but received threats that he would be arrested if he did not go.

He was charged with the murder of young Bulgarian law student Andrei Monov, and the attempted murder of his friend Antoan Zahariev. Mr Palfreeman has always claimed he went to the assistance of a Roma man being attacked by Mr Monov and his cohort, pulling out a butterfly knife from his pocket to frighten off the gang.WatchAustralian Story goes inside Jock Palfreeman's fight for freedom.The Sofia court found him guilty of murder with hooliganism and attempted murder, and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.

In 2019 he was granted early release but was taken from prison to the Busmantsi Detention Centre because he did not have a passport. A composite image of CCTV stills from the night Jock Palfreeman stabbed a Bulgarian man in Sofia, 2007.

 

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jockpalfreeman sense of justice, jumping into danger,to defend an out numbered victim. Cost him freedom. Strength on call, needs a little less, harm to offender.Human rights legalities, have today, improved Jocks, long term negotiation perseverance . StayStrong MrKRudd smh

davebrooker322 I am so delighted that this miscarriage of justice victim is finally free.

Australian government Helping a convicted killer but not a journalist kept on no charge FreeAssange

Couldn't be happier for this man and his family who have been through years of hell because of a corrupt judicial system and family of deceased having undue influence on police and lawmakers.

Facts that were omitted; Palfreemen was accused of stabbing another 2 people in 2004 at a party in Sydney. He perverted the course of justice by lying to Bulgarian authorities. He was drunk at the time of the stabbing. 🤦🏼‍♂️Tell the truth, ABC!

Thank goodness he’s out. 🤦🏼‍♀️😌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Doing the most for killers. Gross.

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