Czech police to retaliate for stiff controls of Czechs in German border areas

The Czech Interior Ministry has said it will retaliate in kind for the practice of selected police checks targeted at Czech nationals in German border areas. Although the country joined Schengen in December of 2007, German police are still picking out Czech drivers for thorough inspections involving a detailed search of personal belongings, a strip search and even a request for urine and saliva samples. The Czech Interior Ministry says it has received dozens of complaints from Czech nationals about unwarranted, humiliating treatment at the hands of German police and says it is now ready to respond in kind in the Czech border areas.