Kundera demands apology from Czech weekly Respekt

Writer Milan Kundera has demanded an apology from the Czech weekly Respekt for publishing an article he claims is defamatory. Last week Respekt published an article accusing the best-selling author of denouncing a suspected western agent to the communist police in the early 1950s. Kundera, who now lives in France, has categorically denied the allegations. He says he is ready to sue the weekly for libel in case its owners fail to apologize.