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— as long as they abide by the law. Mr Kolar is right about one thing —
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Current Affairs'Normal' Czech police practice: Wiretaps installed on 100 out of every 100,000 inhabitants
Czech police president Jiri Kolar is under fire for having said last week
that bugging phone lines is "normal" police practice, which does
not infringe on citizens' rights and should not be of any concern to people
— as long as they abide by the law. Mr Kolar is right about one thing —
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Republic.
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