Translated from Bulgarian language from the pages of Darik News:
Mincho Minev
"Very strong action of the specialized units of MVR. They have found against whom to apply their strength - against my broter! I am sure, with just one call from a police officer Varban would have loaded his entire collection of antique military attributes and take it to the nearest police station. This collection is no secret to anyone - it was displayed in front of the biggest historians and many famous personalities. The biggest part of it has been found in barns and ceilings in bulk or without stock, rusted, damaged or missing some mechanisms. It toke a lot of hard work from my brother and he has worked long hours for the renovations. My brother did that in his garage using specialized catalogs. It is possible that he had missed some administrative listing, as its strength is not there.
But Varban Minev in no case is a person to be arrested and held on such serious charges before prosecutors SGS. I am in absolute honest despair - where we are, what happens around, whom e know and whom we don't. My family has historical roots in Dryanovo valley, our ancestor are officers of King Ferdinand. Our grandfathers participated in the Balkan wars - wounded and awarded! Our father also was an officer in 1942 and our uncle is also officer. Their personal inheritance, held by my brother now, are confiscated. This is the truth, that I know. But I still hope that there is a legal system in this country, but the law and the magistrates did not strike those who looted Bulgaria, with large pavilions, properties and fat accounts abroad, and attacked with their entire force Varban Ganchev Minev, my brother."
Victoriya Varbanova Mineva
"My father is not a treasure-hunter or a thief, nor is engaged in indecent activities. He is the seventh generation officer stemming from the village Dlagnya. Go and see the register of the local church, even the tombs of our ancestors. From them we inherited old guns and knives and their households, this is the answer. My dad has a garden in the village Polikraishte, grows vegetables and fruits - go and see the yard and cans will show you if you need, there are photographs. There is nothing to hide. His collection, as it is inflected, it is not illegal nor concealed from anyone. If you track the performances of national club "Tradition" - all exhibitions of historical weapons and reconstructions, including movies by the Bulgarian National Television and the Russian National Television, Films Cross over the Balkans will see that his collection of weapons is used in all events. Weapons are hereditary, my father is an honorable and worthy person who is remarkable patriot and wants to preserve the history of Bulgaria, transmit it to the next generation. Something that is forgotten and the new politicians do not care about it. His intervention in such disgusting stories can be mildly described as inappropriate. This is a mockery of the cultural heritage of Bulgaria. Why some sit quietly and peacefully in their big houses - palaces and smile maliciously? Let the police catch them, let's break the REAL criminals rather than creating farces and public relation campaigns on the back of my father! Aren't you ashamed that people from the police and politicians are raising their hands on one patriot, much older than most of them ... Disgrace to Bulgaria! To mock one of the most prominent personalities in relation to historical reenactments and heritage!"
Gergana Varbanova Mineva
"My father, Varban Minev is 62 years old, unemployed for the past two years, without pension rights to date.
He was so dedicate to his patriotic mission, that he was often ignoring his responsibilities to our family.
Shame and disgrace to this Bulgaria and its magistrates, who have put him in such situation!
I would like to recommend to Mr. Minister of Interior Tsvetanov to focus the efforts and the investigations o some members of the government administration locally and abroad, rather than wasting time with people who have worked all their life against miserable veges for the state, and who have acquired the little they have with their both hands, but have contributed enormously towards the preservation of the national in the hundreds of thousands Bulgarians all over the world!"
