Former Czech leaders charged with suppressing 1968 uprising

Two prominent members of the former Communist regime of Czechoslovakia will stand trial over their alleged role in suppressing the Prague Spring uprising.

Former Czech leaders charged with suppressing 1968 uprising
Mon, 10 Sep, 2001 - 13:22

Two prominent members of the former Communist regime of Czechoslovakia will stand trial over their alleged role in suppressing the Prague Spring uprising.

They're accused of summoning Soviet forces in 1968 to crush the uprising which left 72 people dead.

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