Prague Court hands squatters conditional sentences

A Prague court has handed two-month conditional sentences to nine of the 23 squatters arrested over the weekend, and ordered others to undertake up to 100 hours community service. Three foreigners were tried by the Prague district court over the past two days; they were each expelled from the country for a period of 18 months. The squatters were arrested on Sunday when attempting to occupy a disused building near Karlovo náměstí in central Prague. They were charged with breaking into private property. A lawyer for a number of the squatters, Pavel Čižinský, said that he had encouraged his clients to appeal the verdict. They have up to eight days to do so.

Author: Rosie Johnston