Man in Wenceslas Square arrested on suspicion of endorsing genocide

Officers from the extremism and terrorism department of the Prague police have arrested a man on suspicion of endorsing genocide, which is a criminal offence in Czechia. The man was arrested during the anti-government demonstration which took place in Wenceslas Square on Saturday afternoon, but the police have not confirmed whether he was participating in the protest.

The police wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the man had a symbol of support for the Russian aggression on his shirt. In the accompanying photo that was posted of the offending T-shirt, a symbol of the Russian mercenary group Wagner is visible.