Accused hotelier remanded in custody

Hotelier Bohumír Ďuričko, who is accused of killing the son of former Jiří Paroubek advisor Václav Kočka jr. has been remanded in custody by police as he faces trial for murder. Mr Kočka was shot on Thursday at a location in which the Social Democrat leader Jiří Paroubek had just attended an event to launch a new book. According to the authorities, the decision not to grant Mr Ďuričko bail was taken on the grounds of a genuine fear that the accused man may seek to escape the country and also seek to influence witnesses in the trial. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.