Workers’ Party stages anti-government protest

Around 300 members and supporters of the far-right Workers’ Party staged a protest in Prague on Saturday against a government proposal to have the party outlawed on the grounds that its activities frequently overstep the boundaries of the law. The protest took place right outside Clarion Hotel, the site of the weekend conference of the Civic Democratic Party, and was kept in check by some 500 officers. The leader of the Workers Party Tomas Vandas accused the government of suppressing freedom of speech and said that the party would remain a force to be reckoned with under this name or another.