Man attacked deputy mayor of Jirkov, faces charge of violence against public official
A forty-year-old man attacked deputy mayor Josef Šebka at the town hall in Jirkov in the Chomutov region on Monday morning. Police have charged him with violence against a public official.
Man attacked deputy mayor of Jirkov, faces charge of violence against public official
A forty-year-old man attacked deputy mayor of Jirkov in the Chomutov region Josef Šebka on Monday morning. The incident took place directly in an office at the town hall, where the attacker assaulted the politician without warning.
Police officers detained the attacker and charged him with the criminal offence of violence against a public official. If found guilty, he faces a sentence ranging from three months to six years in prison.
Deputy mayor Šebek represents the political movement Svobodní. According to available information, the man entered the office and physically attacked him. Details about the motive for the attack are not yet known.
Jirkov town hall has not yet commented in detail on the case. Police continue to investigate the circumstances of the entire incident and are gathering evidence for further court proceedings.
Source: iDNES.cz, https://www.idnes.cz/usti/zpravy/jirkov-sebek-mistostarosta-radnice-napadeni-utocnik-obvineni.A260623_143019_usti-zpravy_grr
Source: iDNES.cz