Soviet flag at Brno Council meeting to be investigated

Police will investigate whether a woman who displayed a Soviet flag during a Brno city council meeting committed an offence by promoting communism, municipal police spokesman Jakub Ghanem said on Tuesday.

The woman was among several opponents of the upcoming Sudeten German conference, due to take place in Brno this weekend - the first time the event will be held in the Czech Republic.

“You will be tried for collaboration, for undermining the republic and for joining forces with a foreign power,” she told councilors, before pulling out the flag.

Municipal police escorted her from the chamber and verified her identity. According to police, the case will now be reviewed by state authorities.