Debate on pig farm in Lety to be resumed next year

The Czech government might resume the debate on the controversial pig farm built on the site of a wartime concentration camp for Romanies in Lety, south Bohemia. The Minister in charge of human right and minorities, Džamila Stehlíková, said the government will decide on alternative solutions that should be drafted by the end of this year. Romany organizations have been calling for the farm's relocation for many years. The Czech authorities were also repeatedly reprimanded by the European Parliament over the issue. According to historical documents, more than 1,300 people were interned at Lety; over 300 died there, while 500 more later met their deaths at Auschwitz.