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Bulgarians detained onboard Vezhen have given testimony to the Swedish investigators

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Bulgaria’s consul to Sweden Stefan Stoykov has met with the eight Bulgarian sailors, members of the crew of the ship Vezhen suspected of sabotaging a Baltic Sea cable.

The sailors are in good health and can move around the ship freely. The told the Bulgarian consul that their civil rights had not been violated during the investigation, that they had given testimony to the investigating authorities and that interpretation had been provided while during questioning. 



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