Police action comes under fire

Steps taken by police at Czechtek on Saturday have drawn criticism from at least one member of the opposition, right-of-centre Civic Democrat MP - and shadow Interior Minister - Ivan Langer. On Saturday Mr Langer accused police of bowing to political pressure from the Prime Minister's office, saying police had not learned from similar events in the past. But, the head of the Tachov region police, Jaromir Knize rejected the charge.

Meanwhile, on Sunday hundreds of young people gathered in front of the Interior Ministry in Prague to protest the police crackdown.