Kurdjali District Court has rejected a property claim lodged by the office of the Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, to be awarded ownership of the building housing the Regional Historical Museum.
This is the latest in a series of court actions by the Chief Mufti’s office, filed under the Religious Denominations Act which allows applications by recognised religious denominations to be awarded property historically theirs.
The applications have been a controversial issue, sparking protests among groups opposed to them and in February 2014 leading to an anti-Islamic mob attacking a landmark mosque in the centre of Plovdiv.
In its June 16 ruling, the Kurdjali District Court found that there was no basis for the claim, and ordered the representatives of the Muslim community to pay 91 062 leva in costs to the state.
The ruling is subject to appeal in the Plovdiv Appeal Court.
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