Around 1,500 people attend funeral of Václav Kočka

Around 1,500 people, including famous names, have attended the service in memory of Václav Kočka jr, the businessman who was shot dead last week shortly after a book signing by Social Democrat chairman Jiří Paroubek. The father of Mr Kočka, Václav Kočka sr., is a rich entrepreneur and a former advisor to opposition leader Jiří Paroubek. The family has in the past been accused of having links to organised crime.