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Czech Court Convicts 65-Year-Old for Walking-Stick Attack on PM Babis as Prosecutor Appeals for Tougher Sentence

Prosecutors have moved to lift Babis’s parliamentary immunity in a separate subsidy‑fraud investigation.

Overview

  • The Frydek-Mistek District Court found the attacker guilty of attempted bodily harm and imposed a one-year prison term suspended on probation.
  • The court ordered a 3,000 koruna fine, and the public prosecutor filed an appeal seeking a harsher penalty.
  • The presiding judge admonished that political conflicts must not be settled with sticks or any form of violence.
  • Babis took several rest days on doctors’ advice after the September campaign assault and reported no lasting injuries.
  • Babis governs with ANO in coalition with two far-right parties as prosecutors separately seek the lifting of his immunity over alleged subsidy fraud.