Bulgarian Church Faces Fine over Communist Era Files

Evtim Kostadinov, Chair of the so-called Files Commission, appeals to Bulgarian high-ranking clergy to act wisely and comply with the mandatory check of their Communist era files. Photo by Monitor daily 20/12/2011 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church can be fined BGN 15 000 to 20 000 if it continues to hurdle the opening of Communist State Security, DS, files of high-ranking clergy