Screening law still remains in place twelve years after the fall of communism

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:41:23 +0200Screening law still remains in place twelve years after the fall of communismhttps://english.radio.cz/screening-law-still-remains-place-twelve-years-after-fall-communism-8075360© 2026 Radio Prague International The latest attempt of the Czech Communist Party to abolish what is called the "lustration" or screening law was defeated on Wednesday in the Lower House. The law, introduced some twelve years ago, prevents officials of the former totalitarian Communist regime from holding important posts in public institutions. The communist proposal was rejected in the first reading by a majority of votes, although some of the members of largest party in the government, the Social Democrats, voted in favour. The main point of discussion in the parliament was, however, the validity of the law and its moral and political justification, more than a decade since the fall of communism. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/dolejs_grebenicek_bicik.jpg?timestamp=1590263624 Screening law still remains in place twelve years after the fall of communism https://english.radio.cz/screening-law-still-remains-place-twelve-years-after-fall-communism-8075360 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9