Social Democrats leader Paroubek sues magazine

The leader of the Social Democrats, Jiří Paroubek, has filed a lawsuit against the magazine Reflex over an article it published this week which he says is disrespectful to himself and his wife Petra, who is pregnant. The cover of the weekly features a montage of the couple in a pose referencing a famous photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, in which the former is naked. Mrs Paroubková, whose baby is due in the autumn, was taken to hospital on Thursday, apparently after becoming upset when she saw the image.

Author: Ian Willoughby