Czechs detained in Cuba to be deported

Two Czechs who were detained in Cuba in March for causing a fight at Havana airport have been sentenced to eight months in prison, most of which they have already served. Zdeněk Tovara, 25, and Jaroslav Jiřík, 32, were arrested for public disorder, damaging property and resisting arrest. The two reportedly arrived at the airport intoxicated and reportedly caused damage to airport shops with a baseball bat after scuffling amongst themselves and shouting obscenities about the Cuban communist leadership. The men will be deported upon release in late November. The Czech consulate and defence attorneys said they were pleasantly surprised by the professionalism and attitude of the Cuban prosecutor’s office.