Court case reopens into Ztohoven Prague Castle red underpants stunt

A court case has been renewed over the actions of the Ztohoven stunt art group which hoisted a large pair of red underpants over Prague Castle in place of the presidential standard in late 2015. The prosecutor called on Wednesday for a conditional sentence for members of the group. She also outlined a claim for 88,000 crowns in damages for the standard, which was later ripped into pieces, and for damage to the castle roof as well as non-material damages of 300,000 crowns. That compensation demand has been disputed by the defence. The artists, who gained access to the roof disguised as chimney cleaners, say the whole action was an expression of free speech underlining their disagreement with the stance of President Miloš Zeman. The court eventually delivered conditional sentences on the three members of the group and demanded they pay 8400 crowns for the standard and 55,000 for damage to the castle roof.