Brno court rejects 100 million crown compensation claims

A Brno court on Thursday turned down compensation claims of 50 million crowns each from the son and mother of a Vietnamese man who was brutally beaten by police and later died of his injuries. The court ruled that the 1.0 million crowns already received by each of them was adequate. Part of the claims for higher compensation were based on the Asian tradition that the dead man would have been expected to provide for his parents in old age. The 29 year old Vietnamese man was detained by police during a raid in January 2009 in which he was apparently suspected of being a drug dealer. He died in custody a few days later from injuries received. Three police officers were later found guilty and sentenced.