Fifty-thousands people filled Wenceslas Square on Tuesday to protest what they say is an attack on judicial independence that threatens to send the country down a similar route with its internationally pilloried neighbours. The event marked a fourth week of growing demonstrations since the sudden appointment of Marie Benesova as justice minister in April.
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