Acad. Grigor Velev took part in a broadcast of the Bulgarian National Radio
On July 19, 2017, the Chairman of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Arts (BASA) Academician Prof. Grigor Velev participated in the broadcasting of the Bulgarian National Radio - program "Hristo Botev", which was dedicated to the 180th anniversary of the birth of the Apostle of the Bulgarian Freedom Vasil Levski. Transmission entitled "Silenced murder of Vasil Lavskiy" was within the rubric "Silenced history" led by Academician Rumen Leonidov. Participants were also the writer Neda Antonova, the literary critic Georgi Tsankov and the historian Yanko Gochev.
Academician Leonidov questioned why Levski was killed as none of the charges against him did not provide a death sentence, and the most severe punishment would be life in penal colony.
Neda Antonova's book "The First After God," dedicated to Levski, is doing research in this direction.
Georgi Tsankov noted the very strong faith in God, which led Vasil Levski in his struggle for national liberation of the Bulgarians, and that everything that was said about the murder he was thinking was a forgery.
Yanko Gotsev pointed out that, according to Levski, the Bulgarian liberation had to be a work of the Bulgarian people and so it becomes inconvenient for the imperial ambitions of other states.
Academician Velev examined the question of the attitude of the Russian diplomacy to the lawsuit against Levski. From Count Ignatiev's notes, Russia is interested the process not being directed against the revolutionary movement in Bulgaria headed by Vasil Levski, as it was suggested to the judicial panel Levski not to be sentenced as a revolutionary but as a criminal. In support of this claim, it is the comment of judge Penchovich, who, after the Liberation, said: "What happened, Count Ignatiev convinced us that Levski was a murderer, and it came out that he is a revolutionary and a fighter for the freedom of Bulgaria.".
On the basis of the fruitful discussion it was proved that Vasil Levski was not a murderer and did not commit the murder for which he was convicted.
Neda Antonova's book "The First After God," dedicated to Levski, is doing research in this direction.
Georgi Tsankov noted the very strong faith in God, which led Vasil Levski in his struggle for national liberation of the Bulgarians, and that everything that was said about the murder he was thinking was a forgery.
Yanko Gotsev pointed out that, according to Levski, the Bulgarian liberation had to be a work of the Bulgarian people and so it becomes inconvenient for the imperial ambitions of other states.
Academician Velev examined the question of the attitude of the Russian diplomacy to the lawsuit against Levski. From Count Ignatiev's notes, Russia is interested the process not being directed against the revolutionary movement in Bulgaria headed by Vasil Levski, as it was suggested to the judicial panel Levski not to be sentenced as a revolutionary but as a criminal. In support of this claim, it is the comment of judge Penchovich, who, after the Liberation, said: "What happened, Count Ignatiev convinced us that Levski was a murderer, and it came out that he is a revolutionary and a fighter for the freedom of Bulgaria.".
On the basis of the fruitful discussion it was proved that Vasil Levski was not a murderer and did not commit the murder for which he was convicted.