ola ▁O bre ten ov ▁and ▁his ▁compan ions ▁S ava ▁P ene v , ▁Dim itar ▁Tod or ov , ▁and ▁Sto yan ▁Lov ch ali y ata ▁were ▁bet rayed ▁by ▁the ▁brothers ▁Pen cho ▁and ▁Pet ar , ▁and ▁a ▁Turkish ▁pos se ▁captured ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁" B aly u vi ya ▁han " ▁inn ▁near ▁Sh ip k ovo , ▁T roy an . ▁ ▁Ex ile ▁and ▁post - li ber ation ▁activities ▁▁ ▁The ▁court ▁in ▁T arn ovo ▁sent enced ▁the ▁reb els ▁to ▁death . ▁The ▁sentence ▁was ▁not ▁signed , ▁and ▁the ▁conv ict s ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁R ous se ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁an ▁emer gency ▁court ▁to ▁judge ▁them . ▁The ▁court ▁sent enced ▁them ▁again ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁h anging . ▁Nik ola ▁O bre ten ov ▁and ▁Sto yan ▁Za im ov ▁were ▁driven ▁about ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁with ▁their ▁sentences ▁hung ▁on ▁their ▁ne cks . ▁By ▁the ▁s ultan ' s ▁order , ▁the ▁sentence ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁an ▁ex ile ▁for ▁life ▁in ▁Asia ▁Minor . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁in ▁the ▁St ▁Jean ne ▁d ' Ar c ▁strong hold , ▁Nik ola ▁O bre ten ov ▁met ▁his ▁brother ▁Angel , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁ex ile ▁for ▁eight ▁years , ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁det achment ▁of ▁Had z hi ▁Dim itar ▁and ▁Stefan ▁Kar ad z ha . ▁ ▁Nik ola ▁O bre ten