Czech Republic: Czech Mayor Slanders Roma Again, Police And Long-Term Roma Residents Disagree ...

Czech Republic: Czech Mayor Slanders Roma Again, Police And Long-Term Roma Residents Disagree With Him   Pavel Louda (ODS), the mayor of Nový Bydzov, says the town hall will be bringing in a private security agency to address an increase in crime and physical assaults being committed by Roma there. The town will also increase the number of police officers on patrol from four to six. The mayor says residents are afraid to send their children to school, that the elderly are afraid to leave their...

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