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A Prague appeals court has confirmed the sentence handed down to a tram driver who verbally attacked a Ukrainian family on a city tram last year. Daniel Bejvl must complete 200 hours of community service, attend a social training program, and pay the couple 55,000 Czech crowns in compensation. The ruling by Prague’s Municipal Court of Appeal is final and cannot be further challenged. Bejvl has maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings and declined to comment after Tuesday’s decision. What happened on tram 7 The incident took place on February 27 last year, on Prague tram line 7. A Ukrainian couple was traveling with their two-year-old grandson when the child began knocking on the driver’s cabin and jumping on the seats with his shoes on. At the Vršovické nádraží stop, Bejvl stepped out to confront the family, telling them they were “making a mess of the tram.” When he realized from their speech that they were Ukrainian, he repeatedly told them to get off or he would call the police. He also used the slur “fucking Ukrainians” and told them they had no right to be in the country. According to the court verdict, he also struck a 63-year-old man... The post Prague Court Closes the Tram Driver Case After Clash With Ukrainian Family appeared first on Prague Morning .
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