Case of Green-Party MP beaten by policeman reopened

The case against Tomas Cermak, the police officer who was accused of beating-up Green party deputy Katerina Jacques, is to be reopened. The announcement was made by a spokesman for the State Attorney's Office on Wednesday morning. Mrs Jacques accuses Mr Cermak of attacking and beating her for no reason during an Anti-Nazi May-Day protest march back in 2006.

Following on from the incident, Mr Cermak lost his job and was charged with abuse of public office. But his case was shelved in November last year, when the State Attorney concluded that there were insufficient grounds for prosecution, and that Mr Cermak had acted in line with police regulations when he arrested Mrs Jacques. Mr Cermak now awaits trail.