Czech prosecutors said they would soon press criminal charges against a man who published a Czech translation of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” last March. Officials said Michal Zitko of the Otakar II publishing house will be charged with supporting and promoting movements suppressing people’s rights and freedoms. If convicted, Zitko could be sentenced to up to eight years in prison.
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