Okamura to explain statements directed against Ukrainian refugees to security committee

The Security Committee of the lower house of the Czech parliament has asked Tomio Okamura, the leader of the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party, to explain some statements he made last week aimed at Ukrainian refugees in Czechia.

In a CNN Prima News talk show last Sunday, Mr. Okamura criticised the widespread acceptance of refugees from Ukraine, saying that criminal activity will increase in Czechia as a result and that the government does not have the refugee wave under control. Speaking on the same programme this week, MP Jan Lacina said that the coalition government believes his actions are bordering on a security risk that threatens all of society.