Prague, Feb 20, 2026 (AFP) - Czech law hits communist secret police aides, but not all

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A Czech university official lost his job last month under a law banning former communist secret police collaborators from all public administration jobs -- with the exception of government ministers. Charles University's Faculty of Law sacked vice-dean Michal Tomasek in January under the so-called lustration law from 1991, criticised for obsolescence and double standards. But billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Culture Minister Oto Klempi......

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