1922 Bulgarian war criminal prosecution referendum

Background

The ruling Bulgarian Agrarian National Union sought to prosecute members of the cabinets of the governments led by Ivan Evstratiev Geshov, Stoyan Danev and Aleksandar Malinov for war crimes committed during World War I.[1] On 24 September 1922, 17 of the 22 ministers were arrested, and a law on prosecution was published on 17 October.[1]

Results

Choice Votes %
For647,31374.33
Against223,58425.67
Invalid/blank votes60,165
Total928,776100
Source: Direct Democracy

References

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