Current Affairs 'Normal' Czech police practice: Wiretaps installed on 100 out of every 100,000 inhabitants

25-10-2004 | Brian Kenety

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 — electronic surveillance and wiretapping is widespread in the Czech Republic.

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