Prague court to reopen Qatar prince case

A court in Prague will re-open the case of sexual abuse by Qatari prince Hamid bin Abdullah al-Sani, who was sentenced to 2.5 years in jail for having sex with underage girls in 2005. Czech authorities later extradited the man to his homeland on condition that his prosecution would continue but the case was halted by Qatari officials. The Prague Municipal Court requested an explanation which arrived last year but was found insufficient, a spokesman for the court said. The judge therefore requested Mr al-Sani’s presence before the court in December this year for further proceedings.