No prosecution for kebab shop anti-Semitic sign

A 35-year-old foreigner will not be prosecuted after putting up anti-Semitic signs in his kebab shop in Plzeň, following a decision of the State Prosecutor’s Office. The police had been investigating the Turkish man on suspicion of hate speech, but a local state prosecutor said there was no evidence of any crime.

The head of the Plzeň Jewish Community told reporters that the move was not a good signal, saying that prosecution could have deterred others from making similar statements.