PRAGUE – Thousands of Czechs rallied Thursday in the capital against President Milos Zeman, accusing the pro-Russian leader of treason over the alleged participation of Russian spies in a huge 2014 ammunition explosion in the Czech Republic.
The protesters, who wore face masks and followed social distancing rules, spread out through central Wenceslas Square in Prague.
Other rallies were held in dozens of towns and cities across the country. They called on the Czech Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, to bring treason charges against Zeman.
They said his recent comments sided with Russia and cast doubt on the findings of the country’s security and intelligence services about the 2014 blast, calling him “a servant of Kremlin” and a