No hearing with Okamura over derogatory comments in lower house

The lower house’s Mandates and Immunity Committee will not start a disciplinary hearing with Tomio Okamura, boss of the Freedom and Direct Democracy Party. An MP from the Mayors party, Lucie Potůčková, filed a complaint against Mr. Okamura over comments he made about TOP 09 leader Markéta Pekarová Adamová.

In an address in the Chamber of Deputies Mr. Okamura made reference to the fact that that the TOP 09 chairwoman did not have children. MP Potůčková said this was over the line.

The lower house committee did say that Mr. Okamura’s comments had been inappropriate.