Police ready to file charges against Sobotka’s attacker

Police have closed an investigation into the highly publicized physical attack against Social Democrat Bohuslav Sobotka ahead of May’s general elections and are ready to file charges against the perpetrator. Mr. Sobotka, who is now the party’s acting chairman, was approached by a drunk 48-year old man who punched him in the face without warning. If charged and found guilty the man could face up to 6 years in prison for attacking a public official.