Australian Student Jailed in Bulgaria On His Gap Year
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- One Night in Sofia 2009: Australian student is accused of murder in Sofia Bulgaria and his father desperate to prove his innocence but he is fighting a losing battle.
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Locked up in a foreign jail thousands of miles from home, a gap year student is accused of murder. This is every parent s worst nightmare but it has been the Palfreemans experience for the past eighteen months.
Jock Palfreeman s life changed on an evening out in Sofia. I was attacked and they pulled knives on me six times. There was probably a mistranslation or misunderstanding . Jock Palfreeman insists he acted in self-defence but Bulgarian justice charged him with first-degree murder. His father is desperate to prove his innocence but he is fighting a losing battle: Unfortunately the law is different for different people in this country.
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You go out drinking, carrying a knife, in a foreign country, and get into a fight with a bunch of local drunks; what could possibly go wrong.
You know you are fcuked when the local judges and police go to the guys funeral LOL.
Yeah, the was pretty much the end of it.
Lol, and the Brits and their derivatives are known morons all over the world. Yes Bulgarians should be bashed because they dared to sentence a drunken british hooligan who stabbed a person to death and who has stabbed people before in his Australia. And this video conveniently did not mention that both victims were stabbed in the back!!
And even though he was a 100% guilty, he would have gotten away, but he killed the wrong person, whose father, a former MP had enough resources to guarantee that the usual pressure from foreign embassies to release criminals will not work this time. He will not be released or let in Australian prison, we had a similar case with a british hooligan who almost killed - he was sent to UK prison and received a hero welcome, and was pardoned shortly after that, this won't happen again, bad luck for the stabber!
@@kimberlywilliams7543 But you go to our country, drink, disrespect our culture and spend the money on Bulgarian hookers... Uncultured swine. You drink more than the Russians my friend.
I saw today-in German-tv-another-docu-from-this-prision--and See this-aussie-guy-again.now he sitting-8y.in-this-hell-of-prision-the-circumstens-are .crule-there-..and-the-most-shocking-to-me-the-giypsy-refugee-and-foreigner-are-23h-isolatet.and the normal bulgaryian-guys."White"..can-make-sport-and have-the-cell-open..thats-is-racism-and-this-is-in-europe--Brüssel-have-to-stop-give-money-to-this.State-bc-thats-against-our-believes-in-the-EU-Uninon-..and-against-human-rights-the-prision-in-sofia-is-the-hell-on-earth...smh😱👎
@@kimberlywilliams7543 Uneducated my ass ... learn some history ... he was drunk and scared from noise and made a mistake ... he will get what deserve for that mistake ... trained solder with knife he probably interact with beaters, if you didn't do anything nobody would die that night. He can be sure that the judges will be fair with him
Ok, so let's have some facts clear:
- was he carrying an assault knife?
- was he drunk?
- was it the first time he was accused of attacking people?
- did he lied police about the place he was staying?
- why his friends left the country before they were questioned by the police?
- why the gypsy was never found?
I see too many cracks in his story. I have been living long enough in Sofia and I know it can get pretty hot when there is a football game, but common... (!) murders never happened unless an accident occur... (crash, fireworks goes back in the crowd, etc.). He is a murderer and he deserve his sentences (I traveled all around the world and Latin America too, but I have never ever even tough of taking a knife, spray or any kind of weapon).
ИСТИНАТА за Джок Полфрийман
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I suggest that anyone who agrees with this comment should take a look at the cctv footage of what happened that night.
The video doesn't lie.
I see Jaqueline has already given the link.
The title means "The truth of Jock Palfreeman"
Ok, so let's have some facts clear:
-How come witnesses of the incident were denied their statements in court?
-How come the camera that caught the whole incident suddenly stopped working?
-How come the person that was killed is supported by nationalists, racists,hooligans therefore he obviously is a racist himself isn't he? So therefore according to the logic you have of him attacking other people in the past (although you have no more details on that) we can use that logic here and say that he was definitely a racist/nationalist/hooligan that probably didn't like gypsies and other ethnic groups therefore Jocks statement validates the circumstances of what was actually going on.
-How come Bulgaria is credited as the most corrupt country in terms of everything but in particular for a non functioning justice system?
Get your head out of the dirt there is no evidence to sentence him, just assumptions on what he could be, because of maybe the past but I don't know how true that is as you did not bring any documents on that. You just believe everything that your politics, money influenced controlled media tell you :) .
His story that Sofia is a dangerous place and I had a bad feeling sounds suspicious, I have been to Sofia multiple times and didn't feel it was a dangerous place, no more than most other European capitals. Plus carrying a knife around as a tourist seems highly suspicious
I'm 28 and I'm from Sofia, born and raised, been here my whole life, and buddy, I can tell you for sure it could really be dangerous at times, especially if you bump into them football hooligans late at night on the street. They're just knocking about, looking for trouble, man, I can tell you those people are absolute scum
When there is a fans they are morons
It's obvious you don't know anything about Bulgaria plenty of people carry knives to protect themselves and peel fruit cut string. Etc etc
This was not the first time Palfreeman had been questioned by the police over a stabbing. In 2004 he was asked to attend the police station in Chatswood (a suburb of Sydney) following a serious stabbing at a party. The police did not press charges, but the victims James Atack and Matthew Faunt were adamant that Palfreeman was the offender. This stabbing incident was raised during Palfreeman's trial.
Ryan Phillips This is so heartbreaking
YOU LIED! First - you are using a false name and you have a profile without a photo. You should prove that first with evidence, not just lies. Please, prove it, before you write non-proven accusations here. Jock Palfreeman is a noble man and even if he attended in any stabbing like that, he should have had a good reason to defend himself, but I doubt your words. Only God can judge people' motives and acts, not you.
@@terwordovski385 ok you absolute freak 😂
And that is why you mind your own business ...if he had not got involved he wouldn't be where he is
Saving a life is NEVER bad. But I'd he lying?
@@a.k.7341 he wasn't saving anyone's life. He took one instead.
If prosecution witnesses fail to show up, the trial re-starts? Here in the US if a prosecution witness fails to show the case gets thrown out. These trials must last a very long time. Seems unfair to the defendant.
In USA they almost always give you bail
I've never seen a prosecutor look so obvious when they lied as this lady looking down and to the side never making eye contact answering questions!?!?! Wtf
No eye contact-show-they-lieing
Yeah well the whole damn country is ran by people like her. That's why we're the top ranking shrinking population
As a Bulgarian I feel sorry for Mr. Palfreeman. Albeit naive to stand up against a whole gang, he stepped in to save human life but was forced to defend himself. The court obviously took bribes from the deceased Mr. Monov's father which is standard practice over here. Mr. Palfreeman might be out on parole now, but that won't take back the 10 years of his life that were essentially taken from him by the corrupt justice system. Because of this miscarriage of justice, our reputation as a people on the world stage has been irreparably damaged. To those of you that say we're a banana republic with corrupt police, judiciary and media - believe me, those of us that are more intelligent, we get it. I wish Mr. Palfreeman a safe return back to Australia and good health to him and his family.
How sad of you to support a communist and anarchist like Jock Palfreeman. Our people truly have degenerated if you are supporting a murderer like him.
Mr Palfreeman was questioned previously in Australia for stabbing two people.
This guy MURDERED a person, he should be in jail. I wonder if a Bulgarian goes to the center of Melbourne and kills a boy, will there be documentaries and countless "non-profit" organizations to fight for his release?
Probably not as they would most likely get a fair trial.
Murder is more commonly associated with a premeditated act. Manslaughter is usually being the cause of death of someone else by circumstance, self defence or in some way not planned. Both warrant punishment. Punishment determined by a fair justice system, do you believe the current system is fair? Should the Bulgarian tax payers have to pay for his imprisonment? Countless non-profits...really?
Yes "Countless non-profits" - the truth, more than 15 organizations get involved in this case and it became political. You see I agree with you, it should be just a manslaughter case, but Jock's family bribed (donated) money to most famously the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1526764), which last year nominated him "Person of the year" and the Bulgarians get super furious about this.
I have nothing against this boy, he regrets his actions and knowing the Bulgarian system he will be out soon. (no one serves full sentence here). But at the same time I think he deserves his sentence, you base your judgement on one-sided, biased videos like that, which doesn't even bother to talk with the victim's side of the case.
I blame Jock's family for turning this case into a political circus (instead of fighting within the law). And there are other contexts here - similar case years ago English football hooligan stabbed a boy in Varna, the court send him to jail, than the the Brits ask us to deport him to them. The minute he landed in the UK, they released him (a convicted murderer). So how "fair" are your systems and how is ours, judge for yourself. A lot of double standarts.
You're right, my judgement is a speculation based only what this video showed. From what has been portrayed it seems the judicial system may not be as fair to foreigners with what appears to be a Nationalist agenda. The father looks to have pulled all the strings he could to put pressure on this system (the non-profits you mention, that Helsinki Committee, the media, Aus government) which probably works against him really. This would provoke Bulgarian public opinion, add to that the English person from last year you mentioned and the social pressure to make an example of this kid would be intense.
The whole deportation to serve a sentence is pretty rare which isn't right either. They often escape punishment defeating the notion of justice. It's not just this case by the way, Australians jailed in other countries creates a media frenzy. If the country isn't a western country the legal system is usually presented as broken or corrupt.
If this group of boys back from a football match really were being rowdy hooligans and did kill a gypsy what would the public opinion be then? Or what if the person intervening was Bulgarian and not a foreigner? The boy who died had a connected public profile so it would still command media attention.
Lastly, why will he be out soon knowing the Bulgarian system?
There is a difference between murder specifically, and homicide in general.
Homicide just means that the victim died at the hand of another.
Murder means that the perpetrator deliberately intended to kill the victim, and not because of circumstances that would cause the perpetrator to believe they are in danger from the potential actions of the victim.
Justifiable homicide is what happens when the victim is killed in self-defense.
Never mind whose story is right, or how corrupt this country is. His fatal error was carrying a knife!
Then he'd still be in the same place!
@@countsmyth What he did was not self defense. It was murder. This is not the first time he was accused of stabbing. However, people MUST be free to carry knives to be safer
@@a.k.7341 You are free to carry a knife with you. It just against the law to use it against people.
Not only did he carry a knife in him. It was a kitchen knife, probably took it from his hotel room or kitchen. Who the fuck brings a knife in him while visiting a foreign European country let alone a kitchen knife. Also he had other offences and had problems with the law back in Australia. He isnt a saint and he murdered an innocent man for no reason. And I love Australia and Australians, most of my friends are from there and are living in Bulgaria, but Jack isnt innocent by any means. If I go to Canberra i wouldnt bring a knife with me while walking on the streets and if I see people fighting i would probably run, not go there and act like a hero with a knife.
"Palfreeman has been involved in fights in the jail, including attacking other prisoners in the canteen queue. He has been placed in isolation several times for offences including possessing an illegal mobile phone and possession of a hidden knife"
Clearly not a nice person and is exactly where he deserves to be. Shame he'll probably be out in a few years time.
It wasnt a kitchen knife, but a lil one, a gift from his friend , and he didnt kill the man for no reason - he was attacked by 15 people, Levski supporters , hooligans. Cmmon, everyone in Bulgaria knows the damage hooligans do after a game .They saw a red star on his jacket and thought of him that he was a CSCA supporter ,also all of em drunk as f, get ur story straight b4 sayin shit.
"a freak blackout." Lol wow
I had similar problem in London. After a fist-fight with some squatters ,I've been accused for aggression, because they ran from me and called the police, telling them that I was the one who attacked them .So simply I've requested the cctv footage( there were 4 cameras on the street pointing to the place), but the officer in charge said that he went there and didn't saw any cameras.Well I did photos and footage from the place and brought them in the court, but nobody was interested in it....Same old shit happens everywhere.
Don't bother reading the comments. Both sides are emotional and not objective. Everything about this case is uncertain, move on.
There's a lot of material on the subject that supports Jock's account and heavily implies corruption influenced the case.
@@nodakamakadon no there fucking isn't. There was absolutely no evidence of him defending any gypsies and the fact he's getting released after murdering the guy is absolutely bullshit.
@@nodakamakadon so the footage of the security cameras that actually recorded the murder itself is not sufficient but the words of this guy are more reliable ? how ? in prison everybody is innocent , isn't it ? in every country, in every prison, everybody is innocent, so nothing surprising here
@@TheAvidaEuros We aren't seeing any footage, all we have seen is blurry badly edited video. Lets see the full CCTV uncut
@@dickthebirthdayboy2132 quit lying and trying to find violators supporters here! you will not find them, fake profile!
so he is in the jail for saving a gipsy what a waste man rly..
Bulgarians, let's not tickle our "nationalism" by speaking in absolutes about how guilty that guy is and how bad gypsies are. If we are true nationalist, we would want a fair process, because that's the best for us as people. Is our court system corrupted - yes. Can you put pressure on it, especially if you are a highly ranked deputy/official or man of power - yes, no doubt.
I, personally, find this case fishy because Jock allegedly has stabbed other people in Australia, I never ever carried a knife for self protection before and after 30 years living in Bulgaria I never had a knife pulled out on me. Jock claims he had a knife pulled on him 6 times for the short period of being in Bulgaria. HOWEVER, the missing CCTV footage due to "freak blackout", the "contempt murder" as if he planned to kill that specific person, the change of witnesses testimony, they never asked Jock's company about their take on the events... It's as fishy as it gets. I really don't get why me as a nationalist, I need to twist the truth and put an innocent guy to jail to prove the love for my country. The fuck is this. My personal take, tbh, is that Jock was looking for trouble and he got in one. Now whether he wanted to kill that boy - I don't know, but sentencing him in jail for 20 years after all the missing information, changed testimonies and lack of evidence, yeah - it definitely doesn't seem right.
The Dead boys well known and very well connected and respected father could be very easily bribed with a few millions of dollars
He killed people and he would pay for it, why people framing him as innocent.
because he comes from a richer country therefore he is inherently superior and in an event of a crime -inherently innocent. This is how it works sadly
He's a far leftist who killed a "football hooligan" is why. If it was the other way around.. the media wouldn't care about this guy.
Sofia is probably the safest city in Europe...when it comes to foreigners.
12:36 "The bulgarian courts can be bought with money". As a Bulgarian that is true and i can confirmed it. But this is only for politicians and people who have money and connections.
THIS however have nothing to do with the case of the Austrlian guy. If he get out from jail even tho he killed a person, that would be corruption
@Jotaro97 The 10 guys were jumping someone else and the Australian got involved to protect those who were getting beaten.
I agree Bobby. I'm welsh, so I've no axe to grind with the aussies, quite the contrary. Coincidentally, I watched on youtube last night the film telling the story of how an innocent woman was persecuted and locked up for years by a crappy judicial system that refused to believe a dingo took her baby. The stance of this documentary, then, that the Bulgarian system is somehow backward or third-world ain't on. This young man TOOK A KNIFE out with him on the piss. Damn it, i was a thug when i was younger--I didn't take a knife out. Daddy's a doctor, that's why this documentary exists. Nobody would give a buggery if Daddy was a window cleaner.
"my daddy is a doctor" MEET "my daddy is psychologist with political ties"
result - one dead, the other in jail. good riddance.
but the only thing i wonder, is... was he one of those people that assault you if you dare say "pakistani grooming gangs run amok in Europe, and people from that area are over all impossible to live with"
cuz if he was, then very well that he is in jail.
but if he acted like his friends say, he only wanted to defend someone, then... maybe the sentence should be easier...
Why were their no Defence witnesses ?
At the shabbiest Trial their are at least Defence Witnesses allowed to tell the court what they saw and heard. And the local judges and coppers attend the Deceased funeral. Give us a break..
The pot calling the kettle black. The Australians massacred the Aborigines and today they are a suppressed minority. Gypsies in Bulgarian have the same rights as any other citizen but most choose to live according to their customs and outside the law.
From first-hand experience, Sofia is no worse or better than Paris or London and I would never dream of carrying a knife. If this had happened in London, he would be jailed regardless of murder, manslaughter or self-defence.
Phil Patterson Exactly
Phil the English thieves and murderers massacred the native peoples of Australia. Best to learn one's history before commenting!!!!
Rack off. Had nothing to do with Australians. The Brits were never called Australians
I do believe when the native peoples of Australia were being slaughtered with individuals wearing red coats. Hence, that would make them English, not even British. Quite rudimentary. The people that evolved were left to carry the torch and later pick up the pieces of the usual English massacre. Like everywhere they colonized the globe. There is no excuse for such ignorance!!!
You remind me of wogs in the USA shouting about thier great great great grandparents 300 years ago and thus justifying thier crimes today..
PS .....the judge was a lovely bit of work !
*For any young ppl travelling the world, stay out of trouble.... If you see something just keep walking & ignore it, and don't carry any weapons!!!!! Remember you are in their world!!!*
Crazy clown, nah... weapons are good. but stay out of trouble, don't go messing in other's fights. but do carry weapons tho, they are good for self def.
it's Me TheHerpes; yea, in this case a weapon helped a lot, it got one man dead and another in the slammer for 20 years. Without the knife would any of this have happened? Probably not.
or he might have been dead. which... is probably better than prison. but idk.
I don't think the Australian guy is being honest. BUT a weapon might save your life and keep your body in one piece. Self defense must NEVER be punished.
@@oldgysgt I'm not sure if what he did was self defense. The case is very fishy
Lived their the late 90,s hard country, stop the sob story he's a murderer.
Going out with a knife!? If you are afraid to go out there, why go out?! and guy came out to defend a gypsy boy with his knife> how nobble of him....and his friend just left for ENgland the next day.... this story is too iffy ...
Maybe he thought that a knife is needed to be carried everywhere just in case because you never know
Lost the video evidence! That speaks volumes
These guys need some help as this situation is not going well.
Why in the hell did he choose to revisit a place where he'd previously had violent encounters??? If you are so concerned for your safety in a particular area where you feel you need to arm yourself with a knife, shouldn't you choose to vacation somewhere else? Blows my mind.
"If you are so concerned for your safety in a particular area where you feel you need to arm yourself with a knife, shouldn't you choose to vacation somewhere else?"
...this just shows how sincere he was as for the reason to carry that weapon. He was out there looking for any excuse to brandish his knife and probably saw the situation as a jackpot that called for trying it into real people. The guy sniffed the opportunity to prove his bravado in combat and could not resist.
I have survived for more than 30 years in it and that's not because I've been carrying a knife all the while.
As for thugs, if you're actively looking for that, you will find it, but if you count the violent murders per capita, you might discover that Bulgaria is no more "unsafe" than USA, for example.
The "no prior history of violence" attitude though was contradicted here on YT by someone who knew him personally. That person said that Paulfreeman had one previous knife incident where he stabbed/slashed another guy, but he didn't killed him and it was all swept under the carpet.
So yeah, I might be an imbecille, but the country is generally safe (if you're not testing its safety limits) and most certainly yes, even a guy "with no prior history of violence as far as INTERPOL is concerned", who was brought with a silver spoon, can go asking for a fight. He literally jumped from his seat in a nearby restaurant to go argue with a throng of hooligans who were in the middle of beating somebody else up, instead of calling the police. This in Bulgarian is called саморазправа (a crime by itself), in his case with a deadly weapon and a fatal outcome. Note that his crime does not acquit the hooligans from responsibility for their attack on some other not as of yet publicly identified people. All of this "knife saved him lest he'd be dead in that $hithole" nonsense, however, is nothing more than one big pile of stinking manure.
If only I could imagine myself carrying a knife "for self-defense" while I was living in USA... What a shame.
PS: It is ironic how you whine about thugs in Bulgaria while defending an Australian one on the Internet.
Why keeping a student if not murder
visiting a foreign land,takes a huge fucking knife into the streets,uses it
NOW HE IS FUCKING BAWLING
Who said prisons in Bulgaria are hell? People, please educate yourselves before talking. As I mentioned before, our prisons are like walk in the park compared to Brazilian prisons or even Venezuelan ones. Also Mexican prisons. In our prisons the worst that could happen to an inmate is to get raped with baton. In the others I mentioned... you know what... Try googling "brazil prison riots". The ammout of violence among inmates there is unspeakable. Make a good research about it then talk again.
And if you think that only riots make inmates go crazy let me tell that its normal there to torture others. Dismember them while still alive, cut heads, limbs or carve their hearts out.
The map on the beginning is wrong. Please get your facts straight. Kosovo is not an independent country, it's part of Serbia.
15:02 if he has personal laws in the Bulgarian constitution I'm not surprised that he won.
The prosecutor is speaking a rehearsed litany rather than speaking her mind as she constantly stares towards the floor while speaking.
Then again what about the gypsy story? Why were they only mentioned in the beginning? Did he lie about them or did it actually happen?
Really terrible comments below. Mainly emotional reactions from youngsters. It was nice to see one fair comment, from Георги Джелебов. There are many, many countries that are not good to visit, but if you do go, don't ever step out of line. Their police and justice systems are often extremely primitive and corrupt. Jock definitely shouldn't have been carrying a knife. In the UK, that's an offence in itself.
Yes but the law is messed up. Self defense must NEVER be punished. And carrying a knife should NOT be illegal
That prosecutor won't even look the journalist in the eye while giving her answers. Everything she is saying is based on pressure put on her by Bulgaria's government, police and justice system. Zero credibility and it just makes her country look worse.
18:00 this is first time in year when father and son are allowed to be together....
Yep Jocky and papa can be together. What about DR.Monov and his son Andrey?
What law student is doing in the middle of the night with gang of cutthroats?
Law enforcement workshops?
Funny
What is this bloke doing in the middle of Sofia... one of the safest cities in Europe carrying a flick knife in his pocket?
Then why live there if you don’t feel safe? Carrying a knife about is asking for trouble
Even I can see that the guy is innocent There is corruption and that Corruption take a place here
So he was accused (by the victims) of stabbing two people at a party near Sydney back in 2004 , after the stabbing in Sofia he lied in order for his witness gf to flee (escape from being questioned and testifying) , in prison he got into many fights and an illegal knife / shank was found in his possession.... I can't frankly imagine a more innocent guy... Life without the possibility of parole would be more suitable :)
Now he is released, granted a parole. So, don't complain too muc4 from BG,pls. Ppl are not bad.
Wtf is he doing in Bulgaria anyway
This is a one sided story. That night Jock and his friend was drunk they collided with a group of 5 friends including dead law student. Local boys was arguing with foreign tourists one of which carried a knife. Local student tell them to go away and tourists took them as a racist comment and jock used his knife to stab not one but two of the young local boys. One of the died. There was no gypsy beaten by group of 20/25 boys! its all made up story in an attempt of saving jock from prison. Gypsy story brought up because it was easy cause all of the Bulgarian hate Gypsy's. 20 people come out from a subway and happened to found a gypsy outside metro station and stated beating him...a lot of shit!!!
Yes Bulgaria is a country where you can manipulate law and order and justice system and Jock family would have successfully do that but they could not do that because victim was a law student and from a reputable family and people took it seriously and it was not easy to grave the case with use of any power, money, non profit organisation lobbying .
Even with a knife most people would not confront 5 men with just a women as back up plus they had 13 people say that there was someone getting smashed in the street. How do you explain the camera footage missing and the 13 witnesses all of a sudden not showing up for court>? How do you explain the so called 5 men involved admitting to being with 12 to 15 friends and then all of a sudden the number is shrunk to just 5>? Plus each of the so called 5 men changed the stories given 3 times and was allowed to do so and the old statements they gave were destroyed so it could not be used against them. You are correct about one thing and it is a one sided story about a man who was jumped and killed someone and then got swallowed by a corrupt system trying to make an example out of him.
I tend to agree with you. He is a thug and there is plenty of embellishments to his story. A person being beat up by 25 people =call the cops not stab people in a foreign country. Rot in hell bud.If it was a nobody stabbed his influential father would have bought him out of this.But he met a brick wall with the dead boys father also influential IN Bulgaria.He is a thug
Ron C+ ha ha That werd again. Racist. If a Westerner is triggered by such a werd then he's a Looney Leftie with no room to mature as a machismo, deserves his punishment har har har
Have you watched the cctv footage?
Lesson 1: don't go to shitty countries.
What is a Gap can someone please explain?
Does anyone know what happened after this was filmed?
The killer got 20 years.
And an illegal shank was found in his possession in his prison cell ("self defense" you know, the same song)... He probably dropped his soap several times...
He was granted parole and he is out now.
He is free now
What you expect from courts if you took someones life with a knife?I live in sofia since 7 years and i am from turkey.This two countries have issues from history.Turks occupied Bulgaria 500 years and ruled with a bad barbaric way.That is way bulgarians doesnt like turks mostly but i never had a problem with someone in anyplace any cities in bg.Sofia is more safe than many other european capitals including paris rome istanbul...I have been many times in foreign countries alone but never carried a knife.And the corruption or poor people are not your job to think about.This is the problems of this country.Its not fair to show here like people suffering it’s not like how you showing.And all those problems have reasons from old history.Ottomans soviets Second world world and etc. Balkans a place all superpowers fight for it.Not like Australia a place noone care about
Maybe he is innocent, maybe not. But self defense must NEVER be punished. Killing in self defense is not murder. People have a right to stay alive
Nikoleta looks down she’s lies this is no judgment
The Doctor/Father could probably pay off the corrupt officials and get his son out-it wouldn't surprise me one bit as money talks
Not when the person he killed his father was a judge and very wealthy..
I would take 60inutes a little more seriously if you would stop the dreadful melodramatic background music and sound effects. You are meant to be a news /documentary serious program ..not a soap opera. Please. ! Otherwise..good work generally.
Some of the nicest people I met were in Gucca, Serbia. The host family I stayed with as part of a program during the GUCCA festival were very nice and welcoming. I know different country, but it was full of Gypsies. Very interesting part of the world and I do encourage travel. Just keep your eyes open.
Don't go to a fist fight with a knife
Our system sir is very bad even for us and our cops are corrupt and dumb
I am Bulgarian and I made an research on my own about this accident, which is unpleasant for both sides. Yes, there are few circumstances that I guess that can be used against Jock, such as he is heaving a knife and he was intoxicated. However this video is one of the proof for me that he is Innocent. The female blond lawyer body language is heavily indicating insecurity of what she is saying or being told to say and also, she cant even look the journalist in the eyes and giving her attitude for no reason. Second things I noticed is the father of the victim. In such accident on the news the family of the victims are usually really motivated to talk with all journalist, so they can say their point of view, which will give more attention to the community and will put some pressure over the other side. You may notice how arrogant is this man. I am 30y old and I know how this football gangs attack ppl for no fucking reason. I have been attacked by football gangs twice in my life and from what I see on the video, the people on the protest are part of those gangs. He is innocent, Mark my words!
jock stayed with me and my house mates in bristol for a week or so. i was hezetent as i always am with new people and look over a period of time before i make a judgment. he was almost twice my hight and quite younge, after a few days he and i got chatting. and as im from south africa the talk of violance and army and simaler topics were chooded over and digust, at all times i was treated with respect and dignaty. so slowly as i am a clown and a nutter , he on many occations sed that i was a ledgend of a guy and he enjoyed my company. and this was true. i can see threw lies. i didnt aprove of joining the army and he new this. i thought he could do other things. but that was his choice, when i heared of wat happened. i can be very honest and say im not serprized he was involved in such a ka fuffle. he has a big heart and he is big, so i think this was his down fall. he is wat i call a shit magnet. the nice guy that always seems to find shit finding him. if it was not there it would of been somewhere els. he is not a killer. he is not a bad man. he is notlucky. if it was not a prominent lawer son. i dont think this would of gone this way. its shit luck. i dont see him getting out, and thats the price , is it law? polotix? bribery? how is to say. but for those few days he stayed at my house i can say he is a good boy inside, i just hope you guys read this before pionting fingers, jock your a red head nut. he he
He was released yesterday. He got granted a parole. He's still in Bulgaria though as he's waiting for his documents.
When in a foreign country avoid conflict and keep to safe places. Remember they don't like you, you are alien to them. Dreadful dilemma for the father, it is wrecking his life.
Actually most aliens are welcomed, you can see the vlogers get invited in homes of bulgarians just passing by. On the puther side we got armed foregner, stabed 2 kids in the back, one dead.
No, dude, this is not just at all - a bunch of football hooligans roaming the streets, knocking about in the middle of the night, looking for someone to beat up without a reason is no good! I hate this kind of behaviour! Jock tried to save a person from getting beat up, it was self defense, so he is absolutely innocent.
I would like to see Bulgarian constitution that states news agency cannot photograph this man.
Чл. 32.
(1) Личният живот на гражданите е неприкосновен. Всеки има право на защита срещу незаконна намеса в личния и семейния му живот и срещу посегателство върху неговата чест, достойнство и добро име.
(2) Никой не може да бъде следен, фотографиран, филмиран, записван или подлаган на други подобни действия без негово знание или въпреки неговото изрично несъгласие освен в предвидените от закона случаи.
Art. 32.
(1) The privacy of citizens is inviolable. Everyone is entitled to protection against unlawful interference with his private and family life and against encroachments on his honor, dignity and reputation.
(2) No one shall be followed, photographed, filmed, recorded or subjected to any other similar actions without his knowledge or despite his express disapproval, except in cases provided by law.
@Jotaro97 Theres no need for media to show that they are filming, they got the right to film. The guys just whanted to see the place where constitution says that. I am providing noting more.
this channel has well over 600k and it cant reach over 10k views lol
What's the result?
He was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment. He still has 11 years to serve.
Corruption won.
They won't beat him because he is from Australia
Looking to his English female friend it looks he was not surrounded by good friends.
Now
Why did he carry a knife?
Why his story is Not adding up?
Why none of the two Gypsies surfaced after the incident?
Why his friend flew the next day despite the tragedy?
Why she didn't come to Sofia and give her side of the story to the court?
What about his other fiend? We haven't heard of him.
So lots of unanswered questions.
Even being Bulgarian and not great Australian fan, I fully support the defendant .And by the way the dead one looks more like a turk .
Is this kid still inside??
Yes.yesterday-see-a-docu-from-him-in-german-tv-about-the-jail-in-sofia.its-the-hell-there
He got released yesterday.
Shit hole don't go there my friend went there had a fight won but. Collapsed next dat with a brain bleed came around got agitated and they put him in a induced coma then had a heart attack came back to England in a coma died six weeks later brain dead they turned off the life support he had two children went to his funeral just before xmas heartbreaking to see no charges against Bulgarians rip Brian Barnes no justice for you but if you hurt. One of them you would be in jail
They probably are not gypsy , gypsy are dark Bulgarian Corruption help to the guy
Corruption
hes fault good man for trying to help but he was in a group fight than escalated by pulling a knife then they got cement only after that he should of just punched on
Cement can kill someone too
Do not kill....
... except in self defense. People are entitled to do whatever it takes to stay alive and in one piece
He didn't even have a scratch, he claims he was attacked and his life was threatened !!? He killed a young Bulgarian for no reason!
I'm sorry but his problem began when he decided to carry a knife, he deserve to get what he does for his crime. If the gypsies come forward and make a case against the guys who beat them up it's great, but it still don't take away from the fact that you killed somebody.
So, carrying a knife might be for self protection. People have a right to stay alive and safe. NO ONE must be jailed for self defense. Using the knife to stay alive is NOT the same as murder
Place looks like a real life tribute to the Saw and Hostel movies,,,,,,,
HOPE THOSE WHO JAILED HIM FOR FIGHTING OFF HOLIGANS , THAT THEIR CHILDREN WILL ALSO END UP LIKE THE AUSTRALIAN.
I'm not saying killing someone is fair however the police should be more protective to to all not only citizens of Bulgaria but also the foreign nationals it does look a unfair procedure but what can one think is the gangs?, was the Bulgarian kid spoil by his father and community that he could get away with things?
I don't know if he is telling the truth. Everything is fishy. BUT defense is ALWAYS fair.
@@a.k.7341 I am also not sure which side to support here. No matter the circumstances, the death of the young student is a tragedy and it shouldn't have happened. But having happened, it is necessary do everything as the book says and from what I can tell, I don't think Jock had a fair defense. How can anyone have a fair defense when his lawyer cannot properly use witness accounts in court or when he cannot properly question them because they don't show up, or when fotage from video cameras that could support his defendant is not available?
No sympathy for the dead bully.
And why is the dead kid a bully; because the guy who murdered him said so. Yea, sure.
Bulgaria makes a FEMA camp look like a great alternative,,,
@Jotaro97 You sure hold a grudge against Bulgaria, wonder if you are a Bulgarian yourself
His lucky hes alive.
He is NOT lucky to be alive if he is in jail/prison
He got what was coming to him. You murder..you serve the time and don't cry about it.
In the Heat of the Moment anything can happen all are guilty of being drunk anyone could have gotten hurt this killing didn't take place on Library reading books Or having a coffee in coffee shop I'll find him not guilty just because of that. Even if they were innocent because being drunk indicates nobody is innocent you can't prove him being guilty next time be sober go read a book or have coffee
breaks the heart. This kid ended up in the 'heart' of INJUSTICE. Only a twist of fate could save him!!!
oh yea, kills a person then is held accountable for it.. what an injustice
sky driver Is it just that witnesses are not allowed to make a statement?
It's so obvious , it is a self defense as one person , especially when that person is a foreigner , never attack a crowd of young men ...
lesson here is; never carry a knife
That's not true. A knife can save you from being raped or killed. Self defense must NEVER be punished
OK you took a knife ?????? what was the Knife ???? for ????? to use in a fight TUFF SHIT DUDE cant do the time don't do the crime ???? and you had been drinking when that knife was in your hand ???? you know like drink driving ???? coz it effects your judgement ???? tuff Shit DUDE / you just don't break up fights with a knife tends to make things worse ///
The murderer must stay in jail!!!
He's already out and probability back in Australia, away from this nightmare. The guy was doing the right thing. Those bastards that attacked him are the ones who deserve to be in jail, and no - Jock won't stay in jail but sadly, that guy Andrey Monov surely will stay in his grave for good.
Honest
Holidays in Bulgaria ?? seriously ?? ffs ....
yeah, imagine, 99,99 percent of people are having amazing time in Bulgaria. I guess, partly, because no one of them is carrying a weapon.
Why any sane person would HOLIDAY in a developing country!
Jade OB Its cheaper and nice
Slava Bulgarien!!
7upqShawna S lol where u from
Almost sounds like these football hooligans may have some pull in their country...... Well there it is. They are just heard it.... Ughhhhh I highly encourage a euro trip just be smart on where you go.
his parents are going thru hell too ...what a situation he is in ???? ..... he took a knife with him that should have set off alarms but when your young & drinking you think you can do anything ...this hows how things can turn quickly these were UK students 1st of all they should have never went there Americans got to stay away from these scary countries these are poor poor places & if ypu look like you have any money odds are not on your side & mixed with alcohol just bad things can happen.....
Jock as in jock strap
KILLER
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Free Jock Palfreeman immediately. He is not guilty for defendig himself and other person form a group drunken football hooligans. The corruption in Bulgaria is known all over the world.
When was the last time I stabbed someone in London in "self-defense"...? Oh, wait, I don't do this shit.
You obviously havent traveled much of eastern europe.
Георги Джелебов He is guilty for killing a person. That man is a murderer.
inbreeds you mean? you must be very illiterate as Bulgaria actually has decents of many different blood lines due to wars over time. I love Bulgaria and the people are beautiful, the food is amazing. its overall an intriguing culture, I would hate to be as close minded as yourself Jay Lay.
Personally I think this guy in the video should get more than 20 years as he did take a life and he was prepared to do so.
Kill Jock PalFREEman (the irony of the name hahaha).
whoopsies
People check out story of one of their politician Stefan Stambolov a guy on 20 leva banknote. There seems to be long tradition of gangsters attacking people with knives.
Well, luckily that occurs a 100+ years ago :) if u just pull the time boundaries a bit more you will witness humans being crossified, witches burned... That is such a great evidence!!! You are the man, Sherlock!
The kid that died was a bully and a spoiled rich kid who got what he deserved.
RAIN MAYHEM; did you know the "rich kid" personally, or are you just going on what his murder said about him?
Sissy boys live in chatswood , would not do that in punchbowl or lakembla n.s.w .
Chit, off the back or about. Six minutes on to the vid, I can already say it was self defense and Bulgaria is a f... up place.
HAHAHA...ANTI.FA
Seems like self defence