Plzen, Czech Republic – Court Overturns Ban on Neo-Nazi March Past City Synagogue

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    Plzen, Czech Republic – A Czech court today overturned a ban on a neo- Nazi march that organizers had originally planned to lead past a synagogue in the city of Plzen a day after the 66th anniversary of the first transport of the city's Jews to a concentration camp.

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    The Plzen County court ruled that the ban was not grounded in law, and allowed the event's convener Vaclav Bures – whom the police claim to be a far-right extremist – to summon the march within 30 days after the verdict was handed down.

    Bures, 32, said he planned to go ahead with the march. The city may appeal Thursday's verdict to the Supreme Administrative Court.

    Plzen Mayor Pavel Roedl banned the march two days before it had been due to take place, arguing that it would put residents in danger.

    Although the Plzen march planned to pass through the city's synagogue on the Sabbath and despite painful connotations for the city's Jewish community, banning neo-Nazi marches has proved tricky for the Czech Republic in the past, as organizers have learned to exploit laws that safeguard freedom of assembly. [haaretz]


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