Dozens of lawsuits in Šumava National Park controversy

Environment activists are reportedly filing dozens of lawsuits against the police and management of the Šumava National Park over the logging of bark-beetle infested trees and the actions of the police against members of the blockade. A complaint has also been sent to the Ombudsman. Lawyers consulted by the environment activists say that by all accounts logging in that area of the protected nature reserve is illegal. One of the protesters has asked a court to stop the police actions against environment activists on the grounds that the officers are assisting an illegal activity. A group of around fifty environment activists have now been there for close to a fortnight chaining themselves to trees in an effort to physically prevent logging. Meanwhile the parks management has ordered logging to continue despite the controversy saying that thousands of still-healthy trees are at risk of infestation.