Palfreeman was unjustly imprisoned in Bulgaria in 2007 on trumped up charges, after he went to the aid of two Roma boys who were being attacked by a gang of Nazi hooligans. He was also attacked, but later charged with the murder of one of the attackers. In a sham trial, in which Bulgarian authorities However, the Bulgarian authorities seized his passport, refusing to allow him to leave the country, and appealed his release. He beat this unconstitutional attempt to re-convict him. Now, Bulgarian authorities are trying to expel and ban him from Bulgaria and the EU, based on the sham murder conviction.