Appeal against exoneration of Communist over Horáková, 1968 comments rejected

Lawyer Marek Kincl of TOP 09 has failed in his appeal against a verdict exonerating the Communist Party and its deputy Marta Semelová over comments she made regarding executed politician Milada Horáková and the 1968 Soviet invasion. Mr. Kincl had told the Prague Municipal Court he felt fear and anxiety over the possible restoration of a “criminal totalitarian Communist regime” following the comments from Ms. Semelová. Speaking on Czech Television, she cast doubt on the fact Milada Horáková had been forced to confess in a 1950 show trial. She also said the Soviet-led invasion of August 1968 had been a case of international assistance, not occupation.