For the Persecution of Actor Töpfer, a Former Member of the StB Received Parole
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On Monday, the District Court for Prague 1 imposed a two-year suspended sentence on former State Security (StB) officer Juraj Štúr for his part in the persecution of actor and now senator Tomáš Töpfer. According to the non-final verdict, Štúr, who did not attend the hearing, was guilty of abusing the authority of an official. The StB targeted the actor because of his views as well as because of his Jewish background.
The court has given former member of the communist State Security (StB) Juraj Štúr (71) a two-year suspended sentence for participating in the persecution of actor Tomáš Töpfer (75) because of his views on the socialist regime and his Jewish origin.
Former member of the communist State Security (StB) Juraj Štúr, who participated in the persecution of actor Tomáš Töpfer under the previous regime, left court on Monday with a two-year suspended sentence. The court found him guilty of the crime of abuse of power by an official. The actor says he does not feel any satisfaction from the verdict.
Prague - The court today sentenced former member of the communist State Security (StB) Juraj Štúr to a two-year suspended sentence for participating in the persecution of actor Tomáš Töpfer because of his views on the socialist regime and his Jewish origin. It found him guilty of the crime of abuse of power by an official. The 71-year-old man had previously denied the charges and did not appear at today's main trial. He apologized for health rea…
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