In the protracted case of the promotion of neo-Nazism invoving the National Resistance (Národní odpor - NO) group, the District Court for Prague has imposed suspended sentences of between nine and 18 months in prison on the seven defendants. The court also said defendant Patrik Vondrák's case must be handled in a separate proceeding.

When asked by the Czech News Agency, court spokesperson Pavla Hájková provided the information on 12 October. The defendants have always maintained their innocence.

The court had initially stopped their prosecution due to its length, and that decision was subsequently upheld by the Regional Court in Prague. However, both lower-instance resolutions were annulled by the Czech Supreme Court in March 2020.

The courts have been hearing the case since 2010. The strictest sentence of one and a half years in prison, conditionally suspended, was imposed on Michaela Dupová.

Defendant Richard Lang was sentenced to one year in prison, conditionally suspended. The court sentenced the remaining defendants - Milan Hroch, Martin Václavek, Daniel Zavadil, Petr Fryč and Filip Vávra - to nine months in prison with a one-year suspension. 

Link: http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-court-hands-down-seven-suspended-sentences-against-members-of-neo-nazi-group-after-trial-that-lasted-11-years

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