87-year-old former state prosecutor begins jail term for judicial killing of Milada Horáková

An 87-year-old former state prosecutor has begun a jail term for the judicial killing of democratic politician Milada Horáková in a 1950s Communist show trial. Ludmila Brožová-Polednová, who is reported to be almost blind, arrived at a jail in Plzeń on Thursday to begin serving a six-year term, a prison service spokesperson told reporters. She had fought a legal battle against being sent to prison, and her sentencing led to public debate on the ethics of punishing somebody so advanced in age.