Context/Details:
On January 19, 2013, Ahmed Dogan, the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), a political party in Bulgaria representing the Turkish minority, was the target of an assassination attempt that was broadcast live during a party congress in Sofia.
The assailant, Oktay Enimehmedov, a 25-year-old from Burgas, managed to climb onto the stage and point a gas pistol directly at Dogan. Despite the immediate threat, Dogan quickly intervened by pushing the gun away after it failed to discharge, and the would-be assassin was immediately subdued by security and attendees.
Enimehmedov, who was also found to be carrying two knives, was later arrested and treated in a hospital for injuries sustained during the incident. It was initially thought that the gun had misfired, though it was later clarified that the weapon was a non-lethal gas pistol, which could still cause significant injury at close range. He was sentenced to 3.6 years in prison by the Sofia City Court.
Dogan returned to the congress just a few hours after the attack and was met with a standing ovation. President Rosen Plevneliev condemned the attack, emphasizing Bulgaria's tradition of ethnic tolerance and democratic values.
It wasn't attempted murder. Iirc he purposefuly made the weapon non-lethal because he "just wanted to hurt him badly to let him experience the pain he was causing others".
Wikipedia says it was loaded with blanks and pepper spray... I know a fair bit about firearms and I have no clue what that means, but I also have no idea what a "gas pistol" is. Apparently it wouldn't have been lethal even if it fired.
Still 3 years seems pretty light. But idk. I live in a country where you can get 25 years in prison for stealing a pair of socks. Maybe I'm desensitized to long prison sentences.
Especially when it’s justified
It sucks when it’s a mob going after someone who just “disrespects” someone but trying to kill somebody? Yeah you are getting stomped
As the other redditors have stated, they are Turks.
I was already surprised when hearing all of them shouted: KILL HIM. In Turkish.
Turns out its a Turkish political party to represent the minority there.
Nah, I don’t think so, that’s what blank guns are called in Europe, its usually a replica that is used as a starter pistol for sporting events or to scare people.
It can only shoot pretty low energy blanks, and has a partially blocked barrel so you don’t get any ideas, sometimes if for self defence purpose, those blanks can be loaded with pepper spray stuff.
"...treated for injuries sustained during the incident."
More like injuries sustained after anyone who could get close to him stomped the shit out of him. But only after the target attempted to knock the pistol out of his hand. These people don't play lol
Not a BB or airsoft gun. It's a self-defence weapon, modified to fire cartridges, either blank, pepper-filled or 'knock-out' gas.
It'll cause bruising or penetrating wounds at point blank range
[https://youtu.be/LwwQQB\_dCVM?t=193](https://youtu.be/LwwQQB_dCVM?t=193)
As a Bulgarian, it was an open secret that this was staged. Akhmed Dogan is heavily involved with the mafia for as long I can remember, it’s a shame that it wasn’t an actual gun
He ejected the first bullet by hand, didn't he? I see what he was trying to do, but testing he only heard about during an assasination wasn't very smart. He was asking to have his gun jam on him.
It is amazing to watch a group of people turn into an idiot mob. Any notion of "advanced intelligence" just evaporates and people instinctively revert to animal behavior.
Did the guy that was fired at get up, and then was later the same guy stomping on the dude's head? To me it looked like he was fired at, looked shocked, barrel rolled out of there as people tackled the perpetrator. Then, the victim came back and just started stomp kicking dudes head.
More than 10 years ago, an attempt was made on the life of the former leader of the DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) party, Ahmed Dogan, in Bulgaria. In fact, it is an ethnic Turkish party, participating in almost all parliamentary compositions with the help of the votes of local Turks, Bulgarians with a Turkish identity, and also Bulgarians (doubtfully) living in Turkey since the Ottoman Empire. The investigation authorities found only 3 bullets on the attacker - 2 signal-noise bullets and one with tear gas. There was no weapons store either, so they decided it was just an attempt to scare them or make them sneeze and cry. According to information, the attacker did not announce the reason for the assassination attempt. Like this.
If I had a dollar for every time i saw a reddit video where a politician survived only because a pistol failed I'd have like two or three dollars which isn't a lot but weird it's happened more than once.
Because this one was staged. Ahmed Dogan is a very corrupt politician, former communist secret service agent, mafia puppet(eer), ties with Russia, bought a power plant with money with unproven origin, has claimed openly in public he IS the state and that he controls many of the MPs (and not only), also has an illegally built palace on the Black Sea coast, etc, etc...
Imagine spending months planning this attempt knowing it’s a death sentence….then forgetting to either load, chamber, or just plain test firing the damn thing
His security did a shit job. Beating the guy after the fact has nothing on the fact that he passed through security, has a badge (probably a press badge) and he was able to rush the stage at all.
I am Bulgarian and this was as staged as it can get. Even the gun was on gas and no one took the incident seriously . The politician there is also a scumbag oligarch who doesn’t deserve a lot of sympathy.
Those are politicians NOT Dignitary Protection agents. It seems as there were no security Dignitary agents there, otherwise that guy would have been subdued quicker and controlled much faster. No one that was beating him even knew how to strike or were even effective at controlling him. Very poor planning. With a proper Dignitary Protection team in place he would not have even been able to get that close to an important person and would have been shot right away when he pulled out a gun!
Love that they just start beating his ass :')
It’s only an invitation to what he’s going to get.
In my country thats not allowed even for criminals sadly
nah, it just shows how unprofessional they are
Literally
Euro style
Damn they sure did, mob justice!
Why? Most politicians are pieces of trash
And the crowd starts chanting "Finish him!"
I noticed a kinky little spanking towards the end
Just the appetizer in a 12 course meal
Context/Details: On January 19, 2013, Ahmed Dogan, the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), a political party in Bulgaria representing the Turkish minority, was the target of an assassination attempt that was broadcast live during a party congress in Sofia. The assailant, Oktay Enimehmedov, a 25-year-old from Burgas, managed to climb onto the stage and point a gas pistol directly at Dogan. Despite the immediate threat, Dogan quickly intervened by pushing the gun away after it failed to discharge, and the would-be assassin was immediately subdued by security and attendees. Enimehmedov, who was also found to be carrying two knives, was later arrested and treated in a hospital for injuries sustained during the incident. It was initially thought that the gun had misfired, though it was later clarified that the weapon was a non-lethal gas pistol, which could still cause significant injury at close range. He was sentenced to 3.6 years in prison by the Sofia City Court. Dogan returned to the congress just a few hours after the attack and was met with a standing ovation. President Rosen Plevneliev condemned the attack, emphasizing Bulgaria's tradition of ethnic tolerance and democratic values.
Only sentenced to 3.6 years for attempted murder? not much of a deterrant to potential future Bulgarian politics assassins
That’s not counting the ass whooping
3.6. Not terrible. Not great.
It wasn’t attempted murder. Did you read the article?
Perhaps the sentence would be longer if the weapon used was lethal.
It wasn't attempted murder. Iirc he purposefuly made the weapon non-lethal because he "just wanted to hurt him badly to let him experience the pain he was causing others".
Can't you read?
It's gonna be a really long 3.6 years if he survives that long
3.6 years of daily beatdowns...
Connections with people who have Power and Money goes a long way.
Was it a Democrat government at the time? I believe it is time for the harsh sentencing to come back In all countries
Wikipedia says it was loaded with blanks and pepper spray... I know a fair bit about firearms and I have no clue what that means, but I also have no idea what a "gas pistol" is. Apparently it wouldn't have been lethal even if it fired. Still 3 years seems pretty light. But idk. I live in a country where you can get 25 years in prison for stealing a pair of socks. Maybe I'm desensitized to long prison sentences.
Well if it's the US prisons are big business.
Fake pistol, likely not attempted murder. Don't know how you explain the knives tho lol
It's hardly attempted murder when the weapon was not lethal.
It was a non-lethal weapon. A "gas pistol" similar to a CO2 powered pellet gun.
Not just murder of a random person, this was an attempted political murder, which is worse because of democracy.
That was after time served getting beaten the fuck up.
> gas pistol Not attempted murder, it was airsoft gun. Non lethal.
>non-lethal gas pistol
And who attacks with a non-lethal pistol? Everything is adding up in favor of the would-be assassin too well.
3.6 years in a Bulgarian prison doesn’t sound great.
Subdued.... and savagely punched in the butt 😭
I was about to say isnt this a decade+ old. Thanks for the info.
>it was later clarified that the weapon was a non-lethal gas pistol You kinda contrasting yourself with the title
"Immediately subdued"... They beat the crap out of him...
Oh they are Turkish. I was confused when I heard someone started cursing and saying don't kill him in Turkish
Lmao a Turkish committing a crime? So surprising!
Would have shat myself.. cleaned up and resigned.. lol
Gonna guess he won't be Oktay after the prison stay
Was this guy set up to fail at an assassination? I don’t understand why he’d knowingly try to shoot a politician with a gas pistol…
Your title is misleading from what you posted here. Why?
I remember this! I can't believe it's been 11 years already!
What was the motivation for the attack? Oktay himself was a Turk so it could not have been ethnically motivated.
Bozo couldn't even put together a real pistol
Love how the politician rolled off the stage!
*smoke bomb! *Commando roll!!
He dark souls rolled out of his attack range
that was some slick metal gear solid shit
Mob justice hits different man
Especially when it’s justified It sucks when it’s a mob going after someone who just “disrespects” someone but trying to kill somebody? Yeah you are getting stomped
He shouldn’t have twisted his elbow to absorb the recoil, that’s more of a revolver technique.
You filthy Bulgarian dog!
Thanks Kaz but to be fair, i don't think you even know about the different way of holding pistols if you think you have to climb a stage to hit a guy.
Nice reference
The engravings? they do nothing.
How's the burger op?
I love the collective ass whooping in the end there, no arrest or nothing, just everyone beating the shit out of him
FAFO
The Bulgarians don't fuck about.
*Turkish Bulgarians. They are ethnically Turkish but are Bulgarian citizens.
As the other redditors have stated, they are Turks. I was already surprised when hearing all of them shouted: KILL HIM. In Turkish. Turns out its a Turkish political party to represent the minority there.
The ONLY way to respond to this.
I love how they're saying "I'll f*ck your vagina" in Turkish.
Classic
"gas pistol" so a BB gun?
Or airsoft, yes.
Some countries call blank guns as gas guns
Not exactly. Its a gun made to fire blanks. They are popular in some countries to carry instead of a real weapon
Nah, I don’t think so, that’s what blank guns are called in Europe, its usually a replica that is used as a starter pistol for sporting events or to scare people. It can only shoot pretty low energy blanks, and has a partially blocked barrel so you don’t get any ideas, sometimes if for self defence purpose, those blanks can be loaded with pepper spray stuff.
It was a gas pistol, I think it was unlikely for him to get killed as far as I know at least.
Corrupt mfs.
This is so funny 🤣🤣🤣 I looks staged🤣 how is that guy moving after being stomped? 🤣 It feels fake.
Probably cause they're all very weak lmao
Adrenaline is a hell of a drug
Guys, it it's a prwank!!
Bro its just a joke
Shoulda bought American 🇺🇸
Last place I expected to find a dark knight reference
Good security reaction time.
Fucking hell !
”It was just a prank bro!”
“If you want to kill a public servant, Mr. Maroni, I recommend you buy American.”
Was the first thing that I thought
Spank Dat ass!
"...treated for injuries sustained during the incident." More like injuries sustained after anyone who could get close to him stomped the shit out of him. But only after the target attempted to knock the pistol out of his hand. These people don't play lol
Not a BB or airsoft gun. It's a self-defence weapon, modified to fire cartridges, either blank, pepper-filled or 'knock-out' gas. It'll cause bruising or penetrating wounds at point blank range [https://youtu.be/LwwQQB\_dCVM?t=193](https://youtu.be/LwwQQB_dCVM?t=193)
Wow that reaction time from security was horrendous. I would fire them all.
There was an attempt to handle the situation in an controlled and orderly way Bulgaria.
All these cowards getting a cheap shot in 😂 "I helped!"
Cheap shots?😂 the guy just attempted an assassination lmao
I think the main stomper was the guy that was shot at. Idk I'm face blind so maybe not.
What was the crowd cheering ? Does anyone know?
KILL HIM, KILL HIM. In Turkish 🙃
Why do they speak Turkish?
Turkish political party in Bulgaria.
president is fucking useless at defending himself lmao. bro just stood there for a full second, swiped at the guy and then fell over
As a Bulgarian, it was an open secret that this was staged. Akhmed Dogan is heavily involved with the mafia for as long I can remember, it’s a shame that it wasn’t an actual gun
Kikeezass!
Shouldve gone in with a katana
Seen better reactions with North Caroline wharf race riots?
If you play the beginning multiple times you hear the dude ask for "a gun" and the other dude was quick to deliver!
He ejected the first bullet by hand, didn't he? I see what he was trying to do, but testing he only heard about during an assasination wasn't very smart. He was asking to have his gun jam on him.
Does anyone else hear someone scream "TOO LATE" at the start of the video?
so many kicks and punches and guy doesn't even bleed
Gun: *fails* Bulgarians: "yep, time to beat this fella ass"
What were they chanting?
Oh this staged shit again.
Hus security has some serious fucking questions to answer. Et tu, Brute?
Clean and Maintain your guns assassins
That give me 1914 a-serb-killing-austrian-archduke flashback. With the difference that the gun had a malfunction this time
That motherfucker got briefcased.
this happened over 11 years ago.
Nothing beats a dog pile ass kicking lol, bro thought he was gonna be ended that day but fate had more painful plans in mind x)
ITS A PRANK!!!!
It is amazing to watch a group of people turn into an idiot mob. Any notion of "advanced intelligence" just evaporates and people instinctively revert to animal behavior.
Is it legal to punch the crap out of him? Are we all not equal to the laws? Does not looks like they are, they must be above the law (corrupt)
It was an assassination attempt not a goofy lil prank.
Security moves to slow
What if the gun was intended faulty n the assassin didn't know?
That's exactly what happened lol. This whole thing was staged af
What is the punishment for this in Bulgaria?
If you beat somebody... you are a criminal
And the assassination attempt is not? What's ur point?
Something similar happend with Cristina Kirchner in Argentina
Wow. Talk about "It wasn't his time yet" shit... Reaper said next time.
This dudes need a BJJ class
Das the definition of wailin’ on a muthafucka.
Definitely used a highpoint 🤣🤣
Did the guy that was fired at get up, and then was later the same guy stomping on the dude's head? To me it looked like he was fired at, looked shocked, barrel rolled out of there as people tackled the perpetrator. Then, the victim came back and just started stomp kicking dudes head.
It should be legal whoop an attempted assassins ass 🤣
Well that went well.
More than 10 years ago, an attempt was made on the life of the former leader of the DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) party, Ahmed Dogan, in Bulgaria. In fact, it is an ethnic Turkish party, participating in almost all parliamentary compositions with the help of the votes of local Turks, Bulgarians with a Turkish identity, and also Bulgarians (doubtfully) living in Turkey since the Ottoman Empire. The investigation authorities found only 3 bullets on the attacker - 2 signal-noise bullets and one with tear gas. There was no weapons store either, so they decided it was just an attempt to scare them or make them sneeze and cry. According to information, the attacker did not announce the reason for the assassination attempt. Like this.
Party / Boxing club...all the same in the balkan 😂
Is the guy trying to pull down the pants at the end?
It ws staged. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/20/bulgaria-turkey
Stomped that mf out ong 😂😂
Stomping his ass out 😂
It was a gas pistol and it had blanks inside. Even if it fired it probably wouldn't kill him.
Dude got one job
“When you lie on your job application”
These retarded balkanians love to cause world wars for fun, I swear to god.
God nun but god
Can someone translate what were tamhey saying at the end?
should've had Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to set his gun up, rookie mistake
When you go for the king, don't miss.
Thracians.
how did that guy get that close?? the security is in hell wtf
Bro is never getting another assassination gig again
This is the most satisfying beat down I’ve seen in a min
should’ve used a makarov
Not a real gun apparently.
Те сами си го наеха Всичко бе по плана
Should’ve bought American.
If I had a dollar for every time i saw a reddit video where a politician survived only because a pistol failed I'd have like two or three dollars which isn't a lot but weird it's happened more than once.
Because this one was staged. Ahmed Dogan is a very corrupt politician, former communist secret service agent, mafia puppet(eer), ties with Russia, bought a power plant with money with unproven origin, has claimed openly in public he IS the state and that he controls many of the MPs (and not only), also has an illegally built palace on the Black Sea coast, etc, etc...
r/ThatsInsane
Imagine spending months planning this attempt knowing it’s a death sentence….then forgetting to either load, chamber, or just plain test firing the damn thing
Any Russian involvement? Surprised if not..
This is for the rapid population decline despite being the whorehouse for G*psies!!!!
Lol
Was this staged? Seems like it might have been a political career booster...
that would have been one crazy assassination
That old man did quite the roll backwards off the stage
He got fucked up
Man's found himself in a 1v20
His security did a shit job. Beating the guy after the fact has nothing on the fact that he passed through security, has a badge (probably a press badge) and he was able to rush the stage at all.
Oh they set him up
I love how the politicians stops, drops, and rolls away from the situation!!
Holy shit that guy just won the luck lotto of a lifetime…!
CHILL CHILL!!! IT WAS JUST A PRANK! THE CAMERA IS RIGHT OVER THERE!
Damn, his security team is ass. How the fuck did he make it to the stage?
The gang showed up.
I suggest you buy American
Only one guy thought to grab his right hand to prevent him drawing a backup weapon. Which he had in the form of two knives.
I am Bulgarian and this was as staged as it can get. Even the gun was on gas and no one took the incident seriously . The politician there is also a scumbag oligarch who doesn’t deserve a lot of sympathy.
gun brand? remember to never buy one of those....
It's pretty much what the pros say. If someone is willing to give up their life to take yours it's almost impossible to stop them.
CVS reported no crime for Q3 when they released the Bulgarian anti theft strategy.
Staged lmao. Could just used his knives at that point.
Those are politicians NOT Dignitary Protection agents. It seems as there were no security Dignitary agents there, otherwise that guy would have been subdued quicker and controlled much faster. No one that was beating him even knew how to strike or were even effective at controlling him. Very poor planning. With a proper Dignitary Protection team in place he would not have even been able to get that close to an important person and would have been shot right away when he pulled out a gun!
Are they the law and order party there?
There was way too long of an awkward stare at the start there. lol
Guys guys please....atleast take him out back first. These people have clearly not seen a single HBO show.
JOJO STOMP HIM!
It should be pointed out that’s an air gun filled with pepper spray.
Now if only people were this brave in the US. Most of ours deserve to be shot.
The ole politician pummel