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A court in Hradec Králové sentenced a male nurse to life in prison on
Thursday for murdering seven patients and trying to kill ten more. Petr
Zelenka, 31, will spend the rest of his life behind bars, after being found
guilty of giving lethal injections to patients at a hospital in Havličkův
Brod. The conviction makes him the worst serial killer in the country’s
post-communist history.
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Current AffairsHigh Court overturns guilty verdict in Milada Horáková murder case
When an 86-year-old former communist prosecutor was convicted last year for
her role in the judicial murder of politician Milada Horáková, those
looking for justice for the crimes committed under communism rejoiced.
There was little chance the elderly and infirm woman would serve a day of
her eight-year prison sentence, but they saw the verdict as a symbolic
victory. But Monday witnessed a turnaround – the conviction was
overturned by the High Court. More
Current AffairsFriends of murdered American petition against suspect’s release
Friends of Mike Murray, an American citizen who was stabbed to death in
Prague last week, have been petitioning against the release of the suspect
– a 27-year-old police officer - from custody. After the suspect was
charged with murder on Thursday, a court in Prague released him, pending
investigation, claiming it had found no reason why the suspect should
await
trial behind bars. More
Current AffairsSouth African court rules against extraditing Radovan Krejčíř
One of the country’s most notorious fugitives, billionaire Radovan
Krejčíř, is another step closer to escaping Czech justice forever.
Almost a year after he was arrested in South Africa, a Johannesburg court
on Friday ruled against his extradition to the Czech Republic. The court
said that the murder plot and three-billion-crown tax fraud he was accused
of are not considered crimes in South Africa.
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Current AffairsCourt rules Catholic Church is solely responsible for altar wine
Only the Roman Catholic Church is authorized to decide what wine can be
labelled sacramental, the Supreme Administrative Court ruled on Tuesday. In
a lawsuit filed by a wine-producing company against the Church, the court
said that the Church has autonomy to decide which wine may be used in
Catholic worship.
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