Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:24:02 +0200Light sentences for racist attack come under firehttps://english.radio.cz/light-sentences-racist-attack-come-under-fire-8082006© 2026 Radio Prague International The verdict of a regional court which gave three youths found guilty of a brutal racist attack against a Romany couple a three year suspended sentence has evoked outrage among the Romany minority. They have petitioned the government and the justice ministry, demanding a fair and just trial. Deputy Prime Minister Petr Mares, who also professed to have been shocked by the benevolent sentences, has asked the justice minister for an explanation. We asked the government's human rights commissioner Jan Jarab how he perceived the verdict of the Jesenik court: encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 Light sentences for racist attack come under fire https://english.radio.cz/light-sentences-racist-attack-come-under-fire-8082006 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9