Sentence for Wearing "Z" Symbol on Sweatshirt Upheld. Freedom of Speech Has Its Limits, Supreme Court Says

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Former politician Pavel Křivka protested in vain at the Supreme Court against the condition for approving a crime against peace. In April 2024, he paraded around Pardubice wearing a sweatshirt with the letter Z on the chest, which he supplemented with a smaller inscription "For victory" in Russian. The court rejected his appeal, stating that approving international crimes cannot be hidden under freedom of expression.

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The Supreme Court has confirmed a suspended sentence for publicly wearing the Z symbol associated with Russian aggression in Ukraine. In April 2024, botanist and former dissident Pavel Křivka walked along Míru Street in Pardubice wearing a black sweatshirt with a white letter Z on the chest and a smaller inscription in Russian: For Victory. According to the indictment...