Grand Demo in Prague: tens of hundreds ask for Babis' resignation

It may very well be one of many greatest protests within the Czech Republic in 30 years: tens of hundreds of instances have demonstrated in opposition to Prime Minister Babis. You may see it underneath the stress of the EU.

Protests in opposition to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis have been happening for months now. Additionally on Tuesday, tens of hundreds nonetheless took to the streets in Prague. The organizers of the "One Million Moments of Democracy" community additionally spoke of about 120,000 contributors gathered within the central Wenceslas Sq.. This may make it one of many largest gatherings within the Czech Republic after the democratization of 1989.

The protesters have banners with inscriptions like "disgrace, disgrace" and have requested for the imprisonment of the 64-year-old prime minister.

Enriched with EU funds?

It has lengthy been suspected that Babis illegitimately enriched the financing of the EU. For the reason that weekend, the stress on the top of the minority authorities has elevated much more: an inside report of the European Fee, on which SWR In line with him, Babis was closely burdened: for years he managed two belief funds of the corporate he based "Agrofert", regardless that the billionaire had declared that he had no affect over the funds or the corporate.

Now the EU may declare the subsidies that additionally benefited Agrofert: aloud SWR Quantities of roughly eleven million euros. Babis himself rejects all expenses in opposition to him. He referred to as the EU report an "assault" and identified that he wouldn't pay any reimbursement.

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