Halloween costumes in a Czech town investigated as possible crime

As Czech Radio reported, police in Rokycany (West Bohemia) are investigating two 17-year-old students who wore Ku Klux Klan costumes at a school Halloween event, raising questions about whether the incident was an innocent  prank or a criminal offence. The students won first prize in a costume contest, with neither teachers nor classmates initially objecting. The case is being examined as a possible display of sympathy for a movement aimed at suppressing human rights and freedoms, which carries a prison sentence of up to three years. Experts say the key issue will be whether the students understood the meaning of the symbols they used, while guidelines suggest such situations should primarily be addressed through education.