Bulgarian Suspect in Shoah Memorial Vandalism Extradited to France

Nikolay Ivanov, linked to far-right circles, faces charges for defacing the Wall of the Righteous in Paris with red handprints.

Nikolay Ivanov, one of three Bulgarian suspects, was extradited from Croatia to France and incarcerated in August.
The vandalism involved 35 red handprints painted on the Wall of the Righteous at the Shoah Memorial in Paris in May 2024.
Ivanov and his accomplices are accused of defacing property as part of a criminal group with a motive related to ethnic, racial, or religious bias.
The suspects were identified through surveillance footage, phone records, and travel bookings.
Bulgarian authorities report that the three suspects are associated with extreme right-wing groups.