Police charge three people over Saturday’s anti-Roma rallies

The police on Monday charged three men aged 20, 22 and 52 of disorderly conduct and other offences they allegedly committed during Saturday’s anti-Romany rally in Ostrava, a spokeswoman for the Ostrava police said. Two men were charged for having assaulted police officers; the 52-year-old has been accused of verbally abusing officers, and faces charges of inciting racial hatred. The police arrested 62 people at six anti-Romany protests on Saturday; some 1,500 people are believed to have participated in the rallies.

Author: Jan Richter