Karel Hajek

Karel Hajek

Defendant Karel Hajek comes to the trial in the Prague District Court, on January 23, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. The Court starts dealing with case of five former communist secret police (StB) officers suspected of abuse of power in relation to so-called Asanace (Sanitation) operation. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Zbynek Dudek, Vratislav Brabenec

Zbynek Dudek, Vratislav Brabenec

Defendant Zbynek Dudek, center, comes to the trial in the Prague District Court, on January 23, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. The Court starts dealing with case of five former communist secret police (StB) officers suspected of abuse of power in relation to so-called Asanace (Sanitation) operation. On the right side is seen Vratislav Brabenec, musician and member of The Plastic People of the Universe music band, who was under the threat of kidnapping his two-year-old daughter within the operation and in 1982 Brabenec was forced to move to Canada. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Jaroslav Marysko

Jaroslav Marysko

Defendant Jaroslav Marysko comes to the trial in the Prague District Court, on January 23, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. The Court starts dealing with case of five former communist secret police (StB) officers suspected of abuse of power in relation to so-called Asanace (Sanitation) operation. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Rudolf Peltan

Rudolf Peltan

Defendant Rudolf Peltan, right, comes to the trial in the Prague District Court, on January 23, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. The Court starts dealing with case of five former communist secret police (StB) officers suspected of abuse of power in relation to so-called Asanace (Sanitation) operation. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Zbynek Dudek, Vratislav Brabenec

Zbynek Dudek, Vratislav Brabenec

Defendant Zbynek Dudek, left, comes to the trial in the Prague District Court, on January 23, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. The Court starts dealing with case of five former communist secret police (StB) officers suspected of abuse of power in relation to so-called Asanace (Sanitation) operation. On the right side is seen Vratislav Brabenec, musician and member of The Plastic People of the Universe music band, who was under the threat of kidnapping his two-year-old daughter within the operation and in 1982 Brabenec was forced to move to Canada. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Karel Hajek

Karel Hajek

Defendant Karel Hajek comes to the trial in the Prague District Court, on January 23, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. The Court starts dealing with case of five former communist secret police (StB) officers suspected of abuse of power in relation to so-called Asanace (Sanitation) operation. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Jaroslav Marysko

Jaroslav Marysko

Defendant Jaroslav Marysko comes to the trial in the Prague District Court, on January 23, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. The Court starts dealing with case of five former communist secret police (StB) officers suspected of abuse of power in relation to so-called Asanace (Sanitation) operation. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Jaroslav Marysko

Jaroslav Marysko

Defendant Jaroslav Marysko, left, comes to the trial in the Prague District Court, on January 23, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. The Court starts dealing with case of five former communist secret police (StB) officers suspected of abuse of power in relation to so-called Asanace (Sanitation) operation. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)