Court rules SPD should not appear in extremism report, but denies party an apology
Translated from Czech and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A Prague 7 District Court ruled that the Interior Ministry violated the rights of the Freedom and Direct Democracy movement, known as SPD.
- The court said SPD should not have been included in a report on extremism and manifestations of prejudice for the first half of 2023.
- The non-final ruling does not require the movement to receive an apology.
The Freedom and Direct Democracy movement, or SPD, won a court ruling over its inclusion in a government extremism report, but it will not receive the apology it sought.
The Prague 7 District Court ruled that the Interior Ministry violated SPD’s rights by listing the movement in its report on extremism and manifestations of prejudice for the first half of 2023.
The decision is not final. While the court found fault with the ministry’s inclusion of SPD, it did not grant the movement an apology.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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