Liberec court considers conditional release of Čermák, convicted of terrorism
The District Court in Liberec is hearing Tomáš Čermák's application for conditional release from a 5.5-year sentence for supporting terrorism. He has already served more than half of his sentence.
Liberec court decides on release of man convicted of calls for violence against politicians
The District Court in Liberec is today hearing Tomáš Čermák's application for conditional release, according to Czech News Agency. Čermák was definitively sentenced to 5.5 years imprisonment for supporting and promoting terrorism and is currently serving more than half of his sentence.
Čermák came into conflict with the law during the coronavirus pandemic, when he publicly called for violence against politicians and exceeded the limits of freedom of expression. In a live broadcast on Facebook, he objected to amendments to pandemic legislation and urged viewers of a half-hour video to actively resist, seize power, and burn down the Senate. He also demanded the withdrawal of the Czech Republic from the structures of the EU and NATO. He designated senators, deputies and government members as the main targets of violence. He stated, among other things, that "we must silence those animals" and "we will drag them out by their snouts and throw them in the river and get rid of them once and for all."
Čermák became the first person in the Czech Republic to be definitively imprisoned for supporting and promoting terrorism. He evaded serving his sentence; police tracked him down using an international warrant and detained him on 14 November 2023 in Poland. Czech police took him into custody on 4 December of that year at the Chotěbuz–Cieszyn border crossing.
In addition to terrorist offences, Čermák and Patrik Tušl were convicted three years ago of inciting hatred towards Ukrainians on social networks and of disorderly conduct outside the home of evolutionary biologist Jaroslav Flegr. In the case of hateful statements about Ukrainians, Čermák received a suspended sentence, while Tušl was sentenced to ten months imprisonment.
Source: České noviny