2.4 PROBATION AND ALTERNATIVE SANCTIONS The interviewed judges stated that the interpreters especially to and from rare languages are scarce in number and interpreters even in European languages is difficult to find in smaller cities. In Sofia the court administration selects them, but there is no specialisation for the interpreters anymore, neither for those who participate in proceedings where minors are involved nor in criminal matters where disabled persons are involved – so they are not aware of the specific terminology. Bulgarian Helsinki Committee 23