The Prague State Attorney’s Office canceled a criminal complaint against the former head of the city’s Jewish community. The office said that the police decision to launch a criminal investigation of former community chairman Tomas Jelinek on suspicion of misusing community members’ personal data while in office and abusing his authority was “premature.”
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