
Jana Peterkovรก becomes the first person to be convicted for spreading misinformation in the Czech Republic.
According to court documents, she allegedly posted a false message claiming that some seniors died in a nursing home in Mฤลกice after the vaccination.
โPeterkovรก is obliged to public official apologies on her social networks and website. She also needs to pay financial compensation in the amount of CZK 250,000 crowns and cover the costs of the proceedings,โ Falbr said.
โCitizens should refer to official sources for information and avoid spreading unsubstantiated information or false rumours, as these may cause fear and public alarm,โ police added.
The courtโs decision is not yet final, iROZHLAS.cz informed on Friday.
According to the Manipulรกtoลi.cz server, Peterkovรก published an interview with a former employee of the nursing home, V. Vondrรกฤkovรก, claiming the โmainstream mediaโ were โsilentโ after several elderly people died after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
The municipality of Mฤลกice denies all the accusations.
They also informed that the mayor Martin ฤackรฝ found out through the director of the company that operates the nursing home that Vondrรกฤkovรก has not worked there since May 2020.
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