Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:33:28 +0200https://english.radio.cz/sham-czech-brides-face-prison-sentences-uk-8550352© 2026 Radio Prague International A court in Sheffield in the UK has heard the case of 19 people, including a group of Czech and Slovak women – who were part of a sham marriage ring. Between 2009 and 2011, the gang paid the sham brides to fly to Pakistan where fake marriages were arranged for them so that their husbands could apply for UK visas. The court has found guilty seven members of the gang; another 11 are awaiting the verdict while the two main organizers are on the run. RP discussed the case with UK-based Czech journalist Jan Jůn. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/sham-czech-brides-face-prison-sentences-uk-8550352 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9