Far-right rally in Ústí nad Labem on Saturday cost Czech police 6 million crowns

Policing a rally staged by more than 500 far-right militants in Ústí nad Labem on Saturday cost more than 6 million crowns (288,000 USD), a local police spokesperson said on Monday. Some 1,250 police officers, the majority of whom were riot police, were mobilised in a security operation which included the seizure of guns, knives and baseball bats. Saturday’s march ended without violence, though two men were arrested, police said. The march was organized to commemorate the bombing of Ústí in 1945, though many said that this was a mere pretext for marking the anniversary of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s birth, which falls on Monday.

Author: Rosie Johnston