
The court found that the punishment for participating in a terrorist group was too lenient
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The "Czechoslovak Reserve Soldiers for Peace" association is considered extremist by the Czech services. The organization opposes Czech membership in NATO and the EU.
The court found on Tuesday that the first-instance verdict was "disproportionately lenient" and the punishment did not reflect the serious crime of participating in a terrorist group. In the Czech Republic, such an offense may mean up to 15 years in prison.
The trial of a Czech who served on the side of Russia in Donbas
Ourzecki's trial is related to other court proceedings that have not yet resulted in a final judgment. According to the indictment, Ourzecki was sent to Ukraine by the paramilitary association "Czechoslovak Reserve Soldiers for Peace", which is prosecuted for terrorism. The court of first instance illegally acquitted most of the formation's members in July. Only one suspended sentence was passed, concerning Donbas and organizing participation in a non-state armed group.
"Traitors to the homeland"
The prosecutor's office appealed against the verdict, claiming that the association sent Ourzecki to Donbas to transfer his combat experience after returning from Ukraine in the event of possible constitutional, economic and political changes in the Czech Republic.
The group brings together mainly former soldiers. The Czech Ministry of Internal Affairs and intelligence considered her to be an extremist. The association opposes Czech membership in NATO and the European Union. He calls supporters of the country's membership in these organizations "traitors to the homeland."

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