Dr. Robert Cholensky: "Mr. Witness, how many jobs did you hold before you became a prosecutor?": Retired prosecutor JUDr. Leo Foltýn: Trained as an auto mechanic, then officer's school, followed by the ministry, back to civilian profession, dispatcher for ČSAD, head of transport, then return to the civil service, deputy chairman of the city, completed law studies, left in December 1990, was approached as a lawyer in a company, became deputy, then approached by the judiciary, was to start as a judge in waiting, three prosecutors left for judgeships, there was no vacancy, recommended to the CSA Brno in 1993, then 10 years at the OSZ and then at the KSZ.
Today the Czech justice system needs such people - he can solve "banal things" only by telephone, today he does not know, he does not remember, only when it is not essential, his memory serves him well! Foltýn, a "poor" pensioner, was not ashamed to ask for reimbursement of expenses as a witness, apparently he had saved little and had a low pension... At the end, David Šimon gave a great speech, telling Foltýn what he deserved. I responded by calling for Foltýn to apologise to both convicts for stealing 11 years of their lives. The judge again reprimanded me and warned me of disqualification from the hearing. Fortunately, my apology was enough. I only said what the horrified public present thought. They had witnessed an injustice reminiscent of the 1950s...
JUDGE Robert Fremr could not offer similar "qualifications". He was a judge of the International Criminal Court for 20 years. He was unlucky not to have trained as an auto mechanic...
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