I have finally been acquitted of several criminal charges brought against me by the police on the basis of dubious speculation. The acquittal ruling states:
“(…) the court finds that no evidence was presented that would lead to the identification of the perpetrator, and thus to the proof of the defendant’s guilt. The defendant’s guilt has not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, as required by Section 2(5) of the Criminal Procedure Code. These doubts are fundamental, logical, and insurmountable, as the expert opinions confirmed that the perpetrator cannot be identified by any scientific method.”
What made this court case unusual was that the prosecutor tried to use my book “Tato kniha není (z)boží” (This Book Is Not a Commodity) against me However, the court ultimately ruled that this book does not constitute evidence.
The JUDGMENT IN THE NAME OF THE REPUBLIC states:
“During the presentation of evidence, it became apparent that some of the materials included in the criminal case file by the police, the prosecutor, and subsequently the appellate court are clearly unrelated to the offense in question or to the identity of the defendant. This concerns, in particular, certain publications, ideological texts, or other documents whose only common feature is that they could be linked to the defendant and his views. However, according to the trial court, these materials are not criminally relevant. They do not prove any specific intent, any connection to the act committed, nor do they relate to the objective aspect of the act under consideration. Their content is merely of a general political or critical nature, is not directed at any specific individual, and has no connection to the proceedings at hand. The court therefore finds that the aforementioned materials in the case file have no place in the evidentiary proceedings within these criminal proceedings. They are not forensic evidence, they are not circumstantial evidence, and they cannot serve as supporting arguments for inferring the perpetrator’s ideological profile. As the Constitutional Court has repeatedly ruled, criminal proceedings are not a tool for assessing an individual’s personality traits or political views, and such materials certainly cannot serve as a basis for a finding of guilt or a decision on guilt.” Continue reading “Czech Rep: This book is not evidence”
