Man sent to 5.5 years in jail for inciting terrorism and violence

The Regional Court in Plzen has sent a 36-year-old Czech man to five and a half years in prison for supporting and inciting terrorism and violence. In a post on Facebook last year the man criticized the  law on pandemics and incited viewers to take to the streets and bring down the political elite, calling for the elimination of senators, MPs and government ministers. In court, he defended himself by saying that he did not fully realise the consequences of his actions and had used vulgar and expressive words deliberately to attract attention and gain more viewers. He faced up to 15 years in prison. The sentence is not definitive.