Bulgarian Police Arrests Pimp from Kardzhali

The regional Prosecution's Office of the Bulgarian city of Kardzhali has accused Dzhem Mustafa of persuading two women into prostitution.

Mustafa has been detained for 72 hours. The regional Prosecution's Office will prepare and submit to the district court a request for his arrest.

Dzhem Mustafa was the taxi driver, called by Kadir - the son of the Mustafovi family, beaten “by mistake” by the police last Friday.

According to Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, on May 18 the police received tip-off alleging Dzhem Mustafa of involvement in prostitution rings.

After checking and confirming the information, using special surveillance devices, the police informed the Prosecution's Office and the action plan was scheduled for July 23-26.

Tsvetanov has explained that the surveillance on July 23 has established that Kadir has ordered two prostitutes from Dzhem Mustafa for two friends of his.

The police have followed the girls from their taking off to their stopping at the address of the Mustafovi family, in front of the father's car.

After a while the police have established that the prostitutes have gone away and went to the family's address. After they have introduced themselves as police officers, the father, Sabahatin Mustafov, let them in.

Although the father have not resisted, the police have put handcuffs on him, “which is the common practise for securing the area”, in Tsvetanov's words.

“Going towards the children's room, the police have decided that the prostitutes are there and have entered a little bit faster. These actions have caused the door to hit the daughter's head,” Tsvetanov said.

The minister has added that Kadir has initially confessed that he ordered two prostitutes from Dzhem Mustafa for two friends of his, who were visiting. Later, however, he has refused to write this down in his written explanations.