Police file charges against rally protester

Police have accused a 34-year-old man of attacking a public official at Wednesday’s stormy election rally of the Social Democratic Party, where opposition leader Jiří Paroubek was showered with eggs by members of the public. A total of 16 people were taken away for questioning on suspicion of breaching the peace. Several of them were let off with fines, one was charged with attacking a public official. If found guilty the man could face up to three years in prison.