Number of Czechs detained or imprisoned abroad on rise

The number of Czechs arrested or imprisoned abroad has risen in recent years. According to the data released by the Foreign Ministry, 869 Czechs were arrested in 2005, while a year later it was 999. Last year the figure increased to 1093. Czechs are most frequently detained abroad on suspicion of theft, burglary, violent crime or the violation of their residence conditions. Most cases have been reported in Austria, Germany, Poland and Slovakia, which are countries visited by a high number of Czechs.

Author: Ruth Fraňková