Crimes of communism body examining repression of 1967 protest

The Office for the Investigation and Documentation of the Crimes of Communism is looking into the repression of a student demonstration in October 1967, Hospodařské noviny reported. Former police officers who quelled the protest and the military prosecutors who investigated it could face charges, the newspaper said. Several students were injured while others were barred from completing their studies. The crimes of communism office said it would decide on how to proceed in the next few days after it receives a file on the incident from the military archives.

Author: Ian Willoughby