10 June 2014

Zeman will not apologize for statements on Islam

Czech President Milos Zeman will not apologize for his recent statement linking the Islamic ideology with violence, his spokesman Jirí Ovcácek told the Czech News Agency today, reacting to critics' demand that Zeman apologize.

The apology is claimed by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), indignant at the statements Zeman made at the May 27 celebration of the Israeli Independence Day in Prague. [Czech News Agency] Read more