Czechia to Prosecute Pro-Russian Activist Who Called for Country's 'De-Ukrainization'
Prague Morning

Czech authorities are preparing to prosecute Nela Liskova, a pro-Russian activist who styled herself as an โhonorary consulโ to Russian occupation authorities in Donetsk Oblast, for spreading hatred against Ukrainians online, Czech Television reported on Oct. 25.
Liskova, a Czech citizen who is, according to local fact-checking sites, close to the countryโs pro-Russian disinformation sphere, called Ukraineโs President Volodymyr Zelensky a โNazi monsterโ in her post on the social media platform X in June.
โDe-Ukrainization and de-Nazification of the Czech Republic, that will be our task!โ Liskova wrote in a statement that prompted an investigation by law enforcement.
The Czech police recently completed their investigation into Liskovaโs post and handed her case over to the State Prosecutorโs Office, Czech Television reported.
The prosecutors relayed the matter to the court, asking for her to be prosecuted for โspreading hatred toward a group of persons.โ
Liskova claims, however, that she was only commenting on Zelensky and called her statements โpersonal political views.โ
The activist used to lead a Czech-based organization that presented itself as the โrepresentative officeโ of Russian occupation authorities in Donetsk Oblast. Liskova styled herself as an โhonorary consulโ to Russian proxy authorities, according to Czech Television.
The group was reportedly active from 2016 until its dissolution by the court in 2017.
The Czech fact-checking website Manipulatori.cz said that Liskova has actively spread pro-Russian disinformation online and cooperated with propaganda channels run by Russian proxies in eastern Ukraine.
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