Poričući te navode, glavni sekretar ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova Kalin Georgiev naglasio je na novinskoj konferenciji u nedjelju u Plovdivu da policija brani javni red i da će reagirati na bilo koga ko pravi nered, bez obzira na njegovo etničko porijeklo.
Denying those allegations, Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Kalin Georgiev stressed at a Sunday news conference in Plovdiv that police were defending public order and that they would act against any rioters, irrespective of their ethnic origin.