Former communist prosecutor can count on early release

Former communist prosecutor Ludmila Brožová-Polednová who is serving a six year prison sentence for her participation in the notorious 1950s show trials can count on an early release in March of next year. The Prague High Court on Thursday upheld an earlier ruling by the Hradec Králové regional court according to which Brožová-Polednová’s six year sentence will be reduced to three years on the grounds of two presidential amnesties from 1953 and 1990. Brožová-Polednová has already served a year of her sentence and according to Czech law she can request an early release on the grounds of old age in another years’ time. She is the only person jailed for taking part in the 1950s show trials and at 87 is the country’s oldest prisoner.