Hitler next to Prymula. Another demonstration against the measures passed through Prague
Protesters gathered in front of Prague Castle. They carried banners with the inscriptions “Traitors of the Nation” and photographs by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES), Minister of Health Adam Vojtěch (for YES), Chief Hygienist Pavla Svrčinová or former Minister of Health and Epidemiology Roman Prymula (for YES).
Demonstration at Prague Castle
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On the banners, the protesters also identified epidemiologist Rastislav Hungarian or evolutionary biologist Jaroslav Flegr as traitors, who have repeatedly spoken out publicly about the covid-19 epidemic and anti-epidemic measures. Protesters also shouted, “Traitors of the nation belong to prison.”
Demonstration at Prague Castle
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The organizers announced that the protest march would also take place around the buildings of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic or the Parliament. The law on the right of assembly prohibits such an action in the Parliament. According to the spokesman of the Prague City Hall, Vít Hofman, due to the violation of the law and also because the organizers of the demonstration did not send the city information about the protest in time, the event was not accepted by the city council.
Demonstration in front of Prague Castle
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“We did not find a reason for acceptance in a shorter period of time, mainly due to the fact that the parade has places where it is forbidden,” the spokesman said. In the end, the protest participants took a different route and subsequently criticized the mayor Zdeněk Hřiba (Pirates) for not accepting the announcement during the march around the municipality.
Hofman also said that the organizers, despite the fact that it was not properly announced, committed a misdemeanor, for which there is a fine of up to 30,000 crowns. “According to the law, however, this is not a reason to dissolve the assembly, only the convener will subsequently be notified of the administrative proceedings,” he explained.
Protesters in Prague’s Klárov
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The Open Czechia – Chcípl movement The PES organized demonstrations due to measures against Covid-19 last week on the national holiday of November 17. At that time, an estimated 10,000 people gathered in the Old Town Square in Prague. The participants in the demonstration did not have veils and did not keep any spacing. Police again called on them to comply with the anti-epidemic measures in force.