Bohumír Duričko gets 12 year sentence for murder

The Prague City Court on Friday sentenced businessman Bohumír Duričko to 12.5 years in prison for the murder of Václav Kočka Jr. The case generated enormous publicity since the victim was the son of a close friend of opposition leader Jiří Paroubek and the shooting incident took place at a late-night party following Mr. Paroubek’s book launch at a restaurant in the centre of Prague. Duričko, who pleaded not guilty, saying he did not intend to kill Kočka Jr and had fired his gun in self-defence, has appealed the verdict.