Prague, 11 August 2003 (RFE/RL) -- A Czech court today lessened a previous sentence and dropped a fine for a publisher who translated and sold Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" in Czech. A Prague district court handed the publisher a 22-month suspended sentence and three year's probation for defaming Jews.
State lawyers said the Czech translation of "Mein Kampf" promoted neo-Nazism and anti-Semitism in the Czech Republic. Zitko said he translated and sold "Mein Kampf" as a historical book, noting his company also produced translations of Karl Marx's "Das Kapital."
The case has been winding through the Czech legal system since 2000.
State lawyers said the Czech translation of "Mein Kampf" promoted neo-Nazism and anti-Semitism in the Czech Republic. Zitko said he translated and sold "Mein Kampf" as a historical book, noting his company also produced translations of Karl Marx's "Das Kapital."
The case has been winding through the Czech legal system since 2000.