(Supplemented, SG No. 41/1985, amended, SG No. 99/1989, SG No. 10/1993)
(1) (Amended, SG No. 38/2007) A person who preaches fascist or another anti-democratic
ideology or forceful change of the social and state order as established by the Constitution of the
Republic of Bulgaria, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to
BGN 5 000.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 38/2007, supplemented, SG No. 95/2016) A person who in any
way defames the coat of arms, the flag or the anthem of the Republic of Bulgaria, or the flag or
anthem of the European Union shall be punished by imprisonment for up to two years or by a
fine of up to BGN 3 000.
Article 108a
(1) (Amended, SG No. 33/2011, effective 27.05.2011, supplemented, SG No. 74/2015,
amended, SG No. 101/2017) Anyone who commits a crime under Article 115, Article 128,
Article 142, Article 142a (3), sub-paragraph 2, Article 143, Article 143a, Article 144 (2), Article
170 (3), Article 216 (1) and (5), Articles 319b – 319d, Article 326, Article 330, Article 333,
Article 334, Article 336a, Article 337, Article 339, Article 340, Article 341a, Article 341b,
Article 341c, Article 344, Article 347 (1), Article 348, Articles 349, 350, Article 352 (1), (2) and
(3), Article 354, Article 356f, Article 356h, Article 356j, Article 356k and Article 356l for the
purpose of causing disturbance and fear among the population or threatening or forcing a
competent authority, a member of the public or a representative of a foreign state or international
organization to perform or omit part of his/her duties, shall be punishable for terrorism by
imprisonment from five to fifteen years; and where death has been caused, the punishment shall
be imprisonment from fifteen to thirty years, life imprisonment or life imprisonment without a
chance of commuting.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 33/2011, effective 27.05.2011, SG No. 74/2015) Anyone who,
regardless of the mode of operation, directly or indirectly collects or provides financial or other
means, while knowing or assuming that they will be used entirely or partially:
1. (supplemented, SG No. 101/2017) for committing an act under paragraphs (1), (3), (4),
(6) or (7);
2. by an organization or group which pursues the goal of committing a crime under
Paragraph 1 or 3;
3. (supplemented, SG No. 101/2017) by a person who has committed a crime under
Paragraphs (1), (3), (4), (6) and (7),
shall be punished by imprisonment from three to twelve years.
(3) (New, SG No. 33/2011, effective 27.05.2011) Anyone who recruits or trains
individuals or groups of people for the purpose of committing a crime under Paragraph 1 shall be
punishable by imprisonment from two to ten years.
(4) (New, SG No. 74/2015) Anyone who is being trained for the purpose of committing a
crime under Paragraph 1 shall be punished by imprisonment for up to eight years.
(5) (New, SG No. 74/2015) The persons under Paragraph 4 shall not be punished if they
voluntarily turn themselves in to the authorities, before committing the crime under Paragraph 1.
(6) (New, SG No. 74/2015) A Bulgarian national who leaves Bulgaria across its border for
the purpose of getting involved in a crime under Paragraphs 1 - 4, including any crime against
another country, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to ten years.
(7) (New, SG No. 74/2015) The punishment under Paragraph 6 shall also be imposed on
any foreign national who - for the purpose of getting involved in a crime under Paragraphs 1 - 4,