Thousands of Czechs protest for fourth week against justice minister
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Thousands of Czechs protested for a fourth week in a row on Tuesday against a justice minister they fear could influence a criminal case against Prime Minister Andrej Babis.
Protesters say Justice Minister Marie Benesova’s past comments and actions were supportive of Babis, a billionaire-turned-politician who has been charged with illegally tapping 2 million euros in European Union funds a decade ago when he was in business. He denies the charges.
As a member of parliament in 2017, Benesova was among a small group of lawmakers who did not support lifting Babis’s parliamentary immunity in the subsidy case. Earlier, in 2013, she served as justice minister in a caretaker government appointed by President Milos Zeman, an ally of Babis.
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So, reading the article, my take is that the protesters think the "Justice Minister" will be lenient towards the PM. Well, peacefully protest if you can! It's good for freedom and democracy.
Maybe this sums it up better:
Czechs protest against slide into authoritarianism.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/protests-grow-against-authoritarian-slide-in-czech-republic/ar-AABIyUj
