Customers Strip Searched in Controversial Police Raid at Nightclub in Plovdiv

An unprecedented search of customers in a nightclub in Plovdiv. The police closed a nightclub for five hours. Customers complained that they were humiliated by being stripped naked before being allowed to leave by law enforcement, NOVA reported.

“They stopped the music and lined everyone up. They started checking everyone and didn’t let us leave. This went on for a long time. We were all undressed – for me this is not normal and it’s humiliating,” explained a customer of the restaurant.

“I took off my pants, they made me squat and gave me a ticket. It happened to everyone else. I don’t like it, I don’t feel okay,” another customer added.

A man working at the entrance of the establishment said that the policemen burst in, stopped the music and started behaving arrogantly. “They took me to the toilet and made me take off my pants. Completely naked – the men made us take off our pants and pants and squat down,” he added.

The police announced that it was a specialized police operation related to drugs. Three pre-trial proceedings were instituted.

“There has never been an action like this before. They forbade people to leave the site for five hours. Access to the sanitary facilities was also limited,” emphasized the management of the nightclub.

According to the story of one of the waitresses, she started making a video with her phone when a police officer went to her and warned her to delete the recording or else she would be detained and taken to the district office.

“I have only photographed clients after their express consent. I have not photographed the faces of police officers. They threatened me that if I did not delete the clip, they would arrest me. They hit me on the hands. Nearly 400 people were checked and undressed for five hours. Personally, I I will file a complaint,” said the victim.

Her colleague adds that a uniformed prisoner stopped her in the parking lot and told her that she would have to be a bailiff.

“He explained to me that I had no right to refuse, and if I refused, an act would be drawn up against me. They took me to the district office, where I had to observe how they searched and searched a completely naked woman… the sight was shocking,” said the employee.