However, from the beginning he has made it clear that he is a refugee and wants to apply for asylum," V.M. applied for Czech asylum immediately after arriving at the Prague airport, but the police ignored his request and no one dealt with his life story. The Czech police arrested him, he was convicted and is still staying in the Prague-Pankrac prison, HN writes. According to Frankova, this is not the only case when the Czech police ignored a foreigner's application for asylum. was to be expelled from the Czech Republic, according to the court verdict, but he may further stay in detention until his asylum request is decided on, Hola said.

Source: Sunday Times August 09, 2016 06:11 UTC